Title :
Spectral phase measurement of mode-locked diode laser pulses by beating sidebands generated by electrooptical mixing
Author :
Kwakernaak, Martin ; Schreieck, Roland ; Neiger, Andreas ; Jäckel, Heinz ; Gini, Emilio ; Vogt, Werner
Author_Institution :
Electron. Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present measurements of the spectral phase of pulses generated by a hybridly mode-locked monolithic diode laser. A novel measuring technique is applied which relies on the heterodyne detection of beat-signals from spectral components generated by electrooptical mixing. Pulse position relative to the modulation and a linear chirp of both signs strongly dependent on the bias conditions is observed.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; heterodyne detection; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; phase measurement; semiconductor lasers; beat-signals; beating sidebands; bias conditions; electrooptical mixing; heterodyne detection; hybridly mode-locked monolithic diode laser; linear chirp; mode-locked diode laser pulses; modulation; pulse position; spectral components; spectral phase measurement; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
