Monolithically integrated selectable repetition-rate laser diode source of picosecond optical pulses

Xuhan Guo; Vojtech Olle; Adrian Quarterman; Adrian Wonfor; Richard Penty; Ian White

doi:10.1364/OL.39.004144

Monolithically integrated selectable repetition-rate laser diode source of picosecond optical pulses

Xuhan Guo, Vojtech Olle, Adrian Quarterman, Adrian Wonfor, Richard Penty, Ian White

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Abstract

We describe the characterization of a monolithically integrated photonic device for short pulse generation featuring a mode-locked laser diode, a Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM), and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The integrated device is designed for fabrication by a generic foundry scheme with a view to ease of design, testing, and manufacture. Trains of 6.8 ps pulses are generated at repetition rates that are electronically switchable from 14 GHz to 109 MHz. The SOA boosts the peak power by 7.4 dB, and the pulses are compressible to 2.4 ps by dispersion compensation using single-mode telecommunications fiber.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4144-4147
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	39
Issue number	14
Early online date	9 Jul 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.004144
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2014

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