Linewidth of mode combs of passively and actively mode-locked semiconductor laser diodes

Yuichi Takushima; Hideyuki Sotobayashi; Matthew E. Grein; Erich P. Ippen; Hermann A. Haus

doi:10.1117/12.580046

25 October 2004 Linewidth of mode combs of passively and actively mode-locked semiconductor laser diodes

Yuichi Takushima, Hideyuki Sotobayashi, Matthew E. Grein, Erich P. Ippen, Hermann A. Haus

Proceedings Volume 5595, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications IV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580046
Event: Optics East, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Abstract

We derive the Schawlow-Townes linewidth of mode-locked lasers, and discuss how the timing jitter affects the linewidth in passively/actively mode-locked laser diodes (MLLD's). The linewidth of longitudinal modes of MLLD's is much broader than the Schawlow-Townes linewidth due to the linewidth enhancement factor of the gain medium, and its characteristics depend on whether the laser is mode-locked passively or actively. For the case of active mode-locking, the detuning of the modulation frequency from the natural cavity frequency broadens the linewidth. In the experiment, we measure the linewidth of 10-GHz external cavity MLLD's and investigate the correlation with the noise characteristics of timing jitter and amplitude noise of the pulse train. The experimental results agree well with theoretical predictions.

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Yuichi Takushima, Hideyuki Sotobayashi, Matthew E. Grein, Erich P. Ippen, and Hermann A. Haus "Linewidth of mode combs of passively and actively mode-locked semiconductor laser diodes", Proc. SPIE 5595, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications IV, (25 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580046

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