Investigations of repetition rate stability of a mode-locked quantum dot semiconductor laser in an auxiliary optical fiber cavity

Stefan Breuer; Wolfgang Elsässer; J.G. McInerney; Kresten Yvind; Jose Pozo; Erwin A.J.M. Bente; Mirvais Yousefi; Asier Villafranca; Nikos Vogiatzis; Judy Rorison

doi:10.1109/JQE.2009.2033255

Investigations of repetition rate stability of a mode-locked quantum dot semiconductor laser in an auxiliary optical fiber cavity

Stefan Breuer, Wolfgang Elsässer, J.G. McInerney, Kresten Yvind, Jose Pozo, Erwin A.J.M. Bente, Mirvais Yousefi, Asier Villafranca, Nikos Vogiatzis, Judy Rorison

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We have investigated experimentally the pulse train (mode beating) stability of a monolithic mode-locked multi-section quantum-dot laser with an added passive auxiliary optical fiber cavity. Addition of the weakly coupled (Â¿ -24dB) cavity reduces the current-induced shift dÂ¿/dI of the principal peak in the RF spectrum (the effective pulse repetition frequency) by more than an order of magnitude, from -39.5 to -2.3 kHz/mA. The rms timing jitter of the pulse train is simultaneously reduced from 1.4 to 0.9 ps.

Original language	English
Journal	I E E E Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	46
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	150-157
ISSN	0018-9197
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2009.2033255
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Breuer, S., Elsässer, W., McInerney, J. G., Yvind, K., Pozo, J., Bente, E. A. J. M., Yousefi, M., Villafranca, A., Vogiatzis, N., & Rorison, J. (2010). Investigations of repetition rate stability of a mode-locked quantum dot semiconductor laser in an auxiliary optical fiber cavity. I E E E Journal of Quantum Electronics, 46(2), 150-157. https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2009.2033255

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Investigations of repetition rate stability of a mode-locked quantum dot semiconductor laser in an auxiliary optical fiber cavity

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