Title :
Timing jitter reduction of a mode-locked VECSEL using an optically triggered SESAM
Author :
Baili, Ghaya ; Morvan, Loïc ; Alouini, Mehdi ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Khadour, Aghiad ; Bouchoule, Sophie ; Oudar, Jean-Louis
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
A technique, using optically triggered Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror (SESAM), for active stabilizing the repetition rate of mode-locked VECSEL is presented. Experimental demonstration shows jitter reduction from 8 ps to 423 fs for a 1.68 GHz repetition rate laser.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; timing jitter; frequency 1.68 GHz; mode-locked VCSEL; optically triggered semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; repetition rate; time 423 fs; time 8 ps; timing jitter reduction; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Modulation; Optical pulses; Phase noise; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
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.2010.5664215
