Title :
Chirp characterization of semiconductor mode-locked laser pulses with a high-sensitivity TPA waveguide detector sonogram
Author :
Stolarz, P. ; Strain, M.J. ; Hou, L. ; Bryce, A.C. ; Sorel, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We report on the chirp measurements of low peak power optical pulses, generated by AlGaInAs semiconductor mode-locked lasers at repetition frequency of 40 GHz, with a sonogram technique including high-sensitivity TPA waveguide detector.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser mode locking; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; two-photon processes; AlGaInAs-InP; chirp characterization; high-sensitivity TPA waveguide detector sonogram; low peak power optical pulses; semiconductor mode-locked laser pulses; two-photon absorption; Chirp measurement; Optical pulse characterization; Semiconductor mode-locked lasers; Sonogram; Two-photon absorption; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide detectors;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698784
