Long-Term Frequency Stabilization of 10-GHz Quantum-Dash Passively Mode-Locked Lasers

Kamel Merghem; Cosimo Calò; Vivek Panapakkam; Anthony Martinez; Francois Lelarge; Abderrahim Ramdane

doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2015.2440258

Long-Term Frequency Stabilization of 10-GHz Quantum-Dash Passively Mode-Locked Lasers

Kamel Merghem
, Cosimo Calò
, Vivek Panapakkam
, Anthony Martinez
, Francois Lelarge
, Abderrahim Ramdane

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This paper reports on the repetition frequency stability of InAs/InP quantum-dash-based mode locked lasers emitting in the 1.55-μm telecom window and of a long-term frequency stabilization schemes. We discuss the main noise sources that affect the frequency stability. In free running operation, quantum-dash-based mode locked lasers demonstrate an initial long-term stability of ∼ 10^-7. In order to improve it, we developed different approaches based on electrical feedback and optical feedback loops. The stabilization systems exploit the bias-dependent frequency drift and the optical feedback sensitivity to keep repetition frequency in lock for an extensive period of time with a stability of 1.5 × 10^-9.

Original language	English
Article number	7117353
Pages (from-to)	46-52
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2015.2440258
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Mode locked semiconductor lasers
long-term stabilization
quantum dash lasers

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Long-Term Frequency Stabilization of 10-GHz Quantum-Dash Passively Mode-Locked Lasers

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