• DocumentCode
    1378238
  • Title

    High-repetition frequency pulse generation at 102 GHz using modelocked lasers integrated with electroabsorption modulators

  • Author

    Sato, K. ; Kotaka, I. ; Hirano, A. ; Asobe, M. ; Miyamoto, Y. ; Shimizu, N. ; Hagimoto, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    4/16/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    790
  • Lastpage
    792
  • Abstract
    The authors demonstrate active modelocking at a 102 GHz repetition frequency using a modelocked laser integrated with an electroabsorption modulator. Pulse generation at 2.4 ps is performed by half frequency (51 GHz) modulation. A low timing jitter of 0.33 ps is measured using a mixing technique
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; jitter; laser mode locking; 102 GHz; 2.4 ps; active modelocked laser; half frequency modulation; integrated electroabsorption modulator; mixing technique; optical pulse generation; repetition frequency; timing jitter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19980580
  • Filename
    674926