DocumentCode
577956
Title
Direct RF synchronization of a 22 GHz monolithic AlInGaAs quantum well laser with sub-picosecond pulse generation
Author
Sarailou, Edris ; Ardey, Abhijeet ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
23-27 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
398
Lastpage
399
Abstract
A 22 GHz AlInGaAs two-section mode-locked laser is presented here. 860 fs optical pulses with timing jitter of 280 fs (1 Hz-100 MHz) are generated by direct RF modulation of the saturable absorber.
Keywords
aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser mode locking; masers; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; quantum well lasers; AlInGaAs; direct RF modulation; direct RF synchronization; frequency 1 Hz to 100 MHz; frequency 22 GHz; mode-locked laser; monolithic quantum well laser; optical pulses; saturable absorber; sub-picosecond pulse generation; time 280 fs; time 860 fs; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Radio frequency; Synchronization; Timing jitter;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0731-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358660
Filename
6358660
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