Cross-Correlation Timing Jitter Measurement of High Power Passively Mode-Locked Two-Section Quantum-Dot Lasers

Author

Tourrenc, J.P. ; O´Donoghue, S. ; Todaro, M.T. ; Hegarty, S.P. ; Flynn, M.B. ; Huyet, G. ; McInerney, J.G. ; O´Faolain, L. ; Krauss, T.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Nat. Univ. of Ireland, Cork

Volume

18

Issue

21

fYear

2006

Firstpage

2317

Lastpage

2319

Abstract

High-power picosecond pulses with very low timing jitter have been produced by monolithic passively mode-locked quantum-dot lasers. 17 GHz trains of 1.3 ps near-Gaussian pulses were demonstrated at an emission wavelength of 1.285 mum and peak power of 150 mW. Time domain measurements using optical cross correlation showed pulse-to-pulse timing jitter as low as 20 fs/pulse cycle

Keywords

laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; optical communication equipment; optical correlation; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; timing jitter; 1.285 mum; 1.3 ps; 150 mW; 17 GHz; cross-correlation timing jitter; passive mode-locking; picosecond pulse generation; quantum-dot lasers; Fluctuations; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power measurement; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Timing jitter; Autocorrelation; mode-locked lasers; optical pulses; quantum dots (QDs); timing jitter;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.885218

Filename

1715413