title: Timing jitter from the optical spectrum in semiconductor passively mode locked lasers.
abstract: An analysis of the passively mode locked regime in semiconductor lasers is presented, leading to an explicit expression relating the timing jitter diffusion constant to the optical linewidths in these devices. Experimental results for single section quantum-dash based lasers validating the theoretical analysis are presented for the first time. Timing jitter of mode locked lasers at rates of up to 130 GHz has been experimentally estimated from the optical spectra without requiring fast photodetection.
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Laboratory for Photonics and Nanostructures, Route de Nozay, 91460 Marcoussis, France. ricardo.rosales@lpn.cnrs.fr
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosales
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Merghem
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lelarge
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Accard
authors.forename: Abderrahim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramdane