Low divergence angle and low jitter 40 GHz AlGaInAs/InP 1.55 μm mode-locked lasers

被引:46
作者
Hou, Lianping [1 ]
Haji, Mohsin [1 ]
Akbar, Jehan [1 ]
Qiu, Bocang [2 ]
Bryce, A. Catrina [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Glasgow, Sch Engn, Glasgow G12 8LT, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Intense Ltd, Glasgow G72 0BN, Lanark, Scotland
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
PULSE GENERATION; DESIGN;
D O I
10.1364/OL.36.000966
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate a novel (to the best of our knowledge) 40 GHz passively mode-locked AlGaInAs/InP 1: 55 mu m laser with a low divergence angle (12.7 degrees x 26.3 degrees), timing jitter of 1.2 ps (10 kHz-100 MHz), and a radio frequency linewidth of 25 kHz. (c) 2011 Optical Society of America
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页码:966 / 968
页数:3
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