Criado Serrano, Ángel RubénDios Fernández, Cristina deAcedo Gallardo, PabloCarpintero del Barrio, GuillermoYvind, K.2013-02-182013-02-182012-10-01Journal of Lightwave Technology, (2012), 30(19), 3133-3141.0733-8724 (print)1558-2213 (online)https://hdl.handle.net/10016/16318In this paper, two different Passive Mode-Locked Laser Diodes (PMLLD) structures, a Fabry-Perot cavity and a ring cavity laser are characterized and evaluated as monolithic Optical Frequency Comb Generators (OFCG) for CW sub-THz generation. An extensive characterization of the devices under study is carried out based on an automated measurement system that systematically evaluates the dynamic characteristics of the devices, focusing on the figures of merit that define the optimum performance of a pulsed laser source when considered as an OFCG. Sub-THz signals generated with both devices at 60 GHz and 90 GHz are presented and analyzed in terms of electrical linewidth to compare such components for mm-Wave and sub-THz photonic generation. This work offers a systematic comparison of PMLLD devices for OFCG operation and provides reference information of the performance of two different device topologies that can be used for the implementation of photonic integrated sub-THz CW generation.10application/pdfeng© IEEE© Optical Society of AmericaMm-wave and THz photonic synthesisOptical filteringOptical Frequency CombOptical heterodyne photomixingPassively mode-locked lasersresearch articleElectrónicaÓptica10.1109/JLT.2012.2211998open access3133193141Journal of Lightwave Technology30AR/0000010403