Title

Noise in fundamental and harmonic modelocked semiconductor lasers: Experiments and simulations

Authors

Authors

T. A. Yilmaz; C. M. Depriest; A. Braun; J. H. Abeles;P. J. Delfyett

Comments

Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

Abbreviated Journal Title

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

Keywords

coherence; electric-field correlations; fundamental modelocking; harmonic modelocking; linewidth; modelocked lasers; noise correlations; residual phase noise; semiconductor lasers; supermodes; MODE-LOCKED LASERS; DIODE RING LASER; ULTRALOW-NOISE; TIMING JITTER; FIBER LASER; PHASE NOISE; LINEWIDTH; LOCKING; 10GHZ; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

Electric-field correlation measurements of fundamental and harmonic modelocked external cavity semiconductor lasers are presented. Based on these results, an empirical model of a harmonic modelocked pulsetrain is constructed. Using this model, the equivalence between the time-interleaved pulsetrains picture and the supermode picture of a harmonic modelocked pulsetrain is shown. Simulations based on the model are presented showing the key characteristics of modelocked pulsetrains in radio frequency (RF) and optical domains. The fundamental relationship between longitudinal mode linewidth and RF phase-noise corner frequency is delineated. The generated results point to fundamental limitations in timing jitter in modelocked lasers.

Journal Title

Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volume

39

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

838

Last Page

849

WOS Identifier

WOS:000183745600002

ISSN

0018-9197

Share

COinS