Ultralow timing jitter picosecond pulse generation from electrically gain-switched oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

B. Zhu, I. H. White, K. A. Williams, M. R.T. Tan, R. P. Schneider, S. W. Corzine, S. Y. Wang

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Abstract

Ultralow timing jitter picosecond optical pulses are generated by electrically gain switching oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL's) at repetition rates of up to 10.0 GHz. Timing jitter as low as 1.2 ps is measured, which is at least four times lower than that measured for implanted VCSEL's. The ultralow timing jitter is attributed to the high level of spontaneous coupling in the oxide-confined VCSEL due to multimode operation resulting from the index guiding properties of the oxide layer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1307-1309
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume9
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 1997

Keywords

  • Gain-switched semiconductor lasers
  • Short pulse generation
  • Timing jitters
  • Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ultralow timing jitter picosecond pulse generation from electrically gain-switched oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. / Zhu, B.; White, I. H.; Williams, K. A.; Tan, M. R.T.; Schneider, R. P.; Corzine, S. W.; Wang, S. Y.

In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 9, No. 10, 01.10.1997, p. 1307-1309.

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Zhu, B, White, IH, Williams, KA, Tan, MRT, Schneider, RP, Corzine, SW & Wang, SY 1997, 'Ultralow timing jitter picosecond pulse generation from electrically gain-switched oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 1307-1309. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.623245
Zhu B, White IH, Williams KA, Tan MRT, Schneider RP, Corzine SW et al. Ultralow timing jitter picosecond pulse generation from electrically gain-switched oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 1997 Oct 1;9(10):1307-1309. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.623245
Zhu, B. ; White, I. H. ; Williams, K. A. ; Tan, M. R.T. ; Schneider, R. P. ; Corzine, S. W. ; Wang, S. Y. / Ultralow timing jitter picosecond pulse generation from electrically gain-switched oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 1997 ; Vol. 9, No. 10. pp. 1307-1309.
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