Title :
Characterization of a mode-locked quantum-dash Fabry-Perot laser based on measurement of the complex optical spectrum
Author :
Tang, Xuefeng ; Karar, Abdullah S. ; Cartledge, John C. ; Shen, Alexandre ; Duan, Guang-Hua
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, ON, Canada
Abstract :
By measuring the complex optical spectrum using a half-rate, sinusoidal modulation method, a mode locked quantum-dash Fabry-Perot laser is characterized for free-running operation and actively mode-locked operation by injection of a 40 Gb/s RZ-OOK signal.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; amplitude shift keying; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quantum dash lasers; Fabry-Perot laser characterization; RZ-OOK signal injection; actively mode-locked operation; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; complex optical spectrum measurement; free-running operation; half-rate sinusoidal modulation method; mode-locked quantum-dash laser; Clocks; Fabry-Perot; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
