Title :
Generation of 1.4 THz clock by filtering a 42.7 GHz actively mode-locked Quantum Dash Fabry-Perot laser
Author :
Lagrost, A. ; CostaeSilva, M. ; Bramerie, L. ; Besnard, P. ; Shen, A. ; Duan, G.H.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, UEB, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We report on the generation of an optical clock up to 1.4 THz using a spectral filtering from a Quantum Dash Fabry-Perot laser. We show that it is possible to recover high speed clock by converting their rate down to 42.7 GHz.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; microwave photonics; optical filters; optical harmonic generation; quantum dash lasers; terahertz wave generation; actively mode-locked quantum dash Fabry-Perot laser; frequency 1.4 THz; frequency 42.7 GHz; high speed clock; optical clock generation; spectral filtering; Adaptive optics; Clocks; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664159
