Title :
35 Gb/s Monolithic All-Optical Clock Recovery Pulse Source
Author :
Koch, Brian R. ; Barton, Jonathan S. ; Masanovic, Milan ; Hu, Zhaoyang ; Bowers, John E. ; Blumenthal, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract :
We demonstrate clock recovery at 35 Gb/s from the first mode-locked laser integrated on-chip with input and output SOAs. Tuning one DBR mirror can change the output pulsewidth between 6.7 and 9.3 ps.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflectors; integrated optics; laser mirrors; laser tuning; optical communication; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; DBR mirror; SOA; bit rate 35 Gbit/s; integrated on-chip laser; mode-locked laser; monolithic all-optical clock recovery pulse source; time 6.7 ps to 9.3 ps; Clocks; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical character recognition software; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348921