Title :
Optical pulse generation at 50-GHz repetition frequency by half-frequency modulation of mode-locked lasers integrated with electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Sato, K. ; Kotaka, I. ; Kondo, Y. ; Yamamoto, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes optical pulse generation at a 50-GHz repetition frequency achieved by modulation at half (25 GHz) the cavity resonance frequency using a monolithic mode-locked InGaAsP laser integrated with an electroabsorption modulator.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; 50 GHz; InGaAsP; electroabsorption modulator; half-frequency modulation; mode locked laser; monolithic integration; optical pulse generation; repetition frequency; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Quantum well devices; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662144
