Abstract
Very reliable mode-locked semiconductor lasers have been developed. These devices provide high signal-to-noise ratio optical clock pulses of a few picoseconds temporal width in the 1.5-micrometer wavelength region. Potential applications of these lasers for high-bit-rate optical communication systems operating at over 40 Gbps including all-optical signal processing, and for very high-speed measurement systems are described.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-36 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | IEICE Transactions on Electronics |
| Volume | E85-C |
| Issue number | 1 SPEC. |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Jan |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mode-locking
- Optical communication
- Optical measurement
- Semiconductor lasers
- Ultrashort light pulses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering