Title :
Analysis of optical THz-signals from mode-locked semiconductor laser by using a semiconductor optical amplifier-based detection scheme
Author :
Maldonado-Basilio, Ramón ; Latkowski, Sylwester ; Landais, Pascal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
An all-optical approach based on nonlinear interactions inside a semiconductor optical amplifier for measuring the THz beat-tone of a passively mode-locked laser is proposed. This novel approach can be applied to beat-tones in the range from GHz to few THz.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral analysis; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave generation; THz beat-tone; all-optical approach; mode-locked semiconductor laser; nonlinear interactions; passively mode-locked laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Optical variables measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612658
