Title :
Asymmetric crosscorrelation from actively mode-locked semiconductor laser
Author :
Onodera, Naoyuki ; Lowery, Arthur J. ; Zaheer, Asim ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
It is observed that under certain conditions that second harmonic crosscorrelation of pulses from a mode-locked semiconductor laser is asymmetrical. Theoretical and experimental studies show that these asymmetries result from cyclic pulse-shape variations.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical harmonic generation; semiconductor junction lasers; SHG correlator; actively mode-locked semiconductor laser; asymmetric crosscorrelation; cyclic pulse-shape variations; second harmonic crosscorrelation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911228
