Generation of synchronized subterahertz optical pulse trains by repetition-frequency multiplication of a subharmonic synchronous mode-locked semiconductor laser diode using fiber dispersion

We describe the generation of a synchronized, low-jitter, subterahertz optical pulse train by repetition-frequency multiplication of a subharmonic synchronous mode-locked semiconductor laser diode using the group-velocity dispersion (GVD) of optical fiber. A 49-196 GHz optical pulse train was generated with low intensity fluctuation and with low timing jitter, by adjusting fiber length in accordance with the mode-locking frequency and the fiber's GVD.