Title :
Noise performance of mode-locked 40 GHz pulse source modules
Author :
Huettl, B. ; Kaiser, R. ; Kroh, M. ; Rehbein, W. ; Stolpe, H. ; Fidorra, S. ; Stenzel, R. ; Jacumeit, G. ; Heidrich, H.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. Nachrichtentechnik, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, the amplitude noise and jitter noise of fiber pigtailed 40 GHz pulse laser modules, which contain monolithic GaInAsP/InP mode-locked semiconductor laser chip, are presented. The influence of the noise behavior on the bit error rate (BER) performance was studied and the results are discussed in comparison with the data observed on a commercial mode-locked, external cavity laser.
Keywords :
error statistics; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; 40 GHz; GaInAs-InP; amplitude noise; bit error rate; external cavity laser; jitter noise; mode-locked laser; monolithic semiconductor laser chip; noise performance; pulse laser modules; pulse source modules; Bit error rate; Fiber lasers; Indium phosphide; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Noise level; Optical pulses; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251593
