Monolithic mode locked laser arrays in optical computing

Paul A. Morton; Roger J. Helkey; Alan Mar; Dennis J. Derickson; John Edward Bowers

doi:10.1117/12.18056

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1 July 1990 Monolithic mode locked laser arrays in optical computing

Paul A. Morton, Roger J. Helkey, Alan Mar, Dennis J. Derickson, John Edward Bowers

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Proceedings Volume 1215, Digital Optical Computing II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18056
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Modelocked semiconductor lasers are a source of subpicosecond pulses at high repetition rates with very low phase noise. This makes them ideal sources for clock/strobe signals for OEIC's and optical computing, for high data rate input devices and for use in optical digital-to-analog converters. These applications will be described in this paper, together with an outline on the state of the art in modelocked semiconductor lasers.

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Paul A. Morton, Roger J. Helkey, Alan Mar, Dennis J. Derickson, and John Edward Bowers "Monolithic mode locked laser arrays in optical computing", Proc. SPIE 1215, Digital Optical Computing II, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18056

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