Title :
Pulse to pulse coherency of actively mode-locked laser diodes
Author :
Lee, Joong-Hee ; Daryoush, Afshin S. ; Sato, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Microwave Photonic Device Lab., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Mode-locked lasers are potentially viable in distribution of frequency reference signals in many distributed systems. Phase noise degradation of the reference signal distributed by a monolithically integrated electro-absorption (EA) modulator with multiple quantum well (MQW) laser diode is investigated. The FM noise degradation dependence on EA modulator bias voltage is correlated to pulse to pulse coherency time
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; laser mode locking; laser noise; light coherence; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; phase noise; quantum well lasers; timing; FM noise degradation dependence; MQW laser diode; actively mode-locked laser diodes; electro-absorption modulator; frequency reference signals distribution; modulator bias voltage; monolithically integrated EA modulator; multiple quantum well LD; phase noise degradation; pulse to pulse coherency; Degradation; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Pulse modulation; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819654
