Noise of mode-locked semiconductor lasers

被引:65
作者
Jiang, LA [1 ]
Grein, ME [1 ]
Haus, HA [1 ]
Ippen, EP [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
cross correlation; fluctuations; hybridly mode-locked laser diodes; monolithic passively mode-locked laser diodes; noise measurements; noise theory; pulse-to-pulse jitter; timing jitter; variance;
D O I
10.1109/2944.954125
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Analytical expressions for the amplitude, frequency, timing, and carrier phase noise of mode-locked laser diodes (MLLDs) are derived. It is found both experimentally and theoretically that carrier dynamics contribute to the total noise of MLLDs. In addition, we demonstrate how to capture the high-frequency timing jitter with optical cross correlations.
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页码:159 / 167
页数:9
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