Title :
Residual and absolute timing jitter in actively mode-locked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Derrickson, D.J. ; Mar, Alan ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The magnitude and origin of the pulse-to-pulse timing jitter that is added to the modulating source by an active mode-locked laser is discussed. Residual and absolute RMS timing jitter measurements as low as 50 fs and 170 fs, respectively, have been measured in optimally tuned cavities.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; noise; semiconductor junction lasers; RMS timing jitter measurements; absolute timing jitter; active mode-locked laser; optimally tuned cavities; phase noise; residual timing jitter; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901308
