Title :
Stable picosecond pulse generation at 46GHz by modelocking of a semiconductor laser operating in an optoelectronic phaselocked loop
Author :
Georges, J.B. ; Vassilovski, D. ; Park, Jongho ; Solgaard, Olav ; Lau, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA
fDate :
1/6/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors show that using a phaselocked loop, stable optical pulses can be generated from a monolithic, passively modelocked semiconductor laser. A phase noise of -100dBc/Hz at 46GHz and a pulse width of 1.3ps are achieved, and the limits of the pulse stability using this approach are discussed
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; noise; optical switches; phase-locked loops; semiconductor lasers; stability; 1.3 ps; 46 GHz; modelocking; monolithic passively modelocked semiconductor laser; phase noise; phaselocked loop; pulse stability; pulse width; semiconductor laser; stable optical pulses; stable picosecond pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940055
