DocumentCode
1181727
Title
Modeling and Direct Electric-Field Measurements of Passively Mode-Locked Quantum-Dot Lasers
Author
Usechak, Nicholas G. ; Xin, Yongchun ; Lin, Chang-Yi ; Lester, Luke F. ; Kane, Daniel J. ; Kovanis, Vassilios
Author_Institution
Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH
Volume
15
Issue
3
fYear
2009
Firstpage
653
Lastpage
660
Abstract
A delay differential equation model of a passively mode-locked two-section quantum-dot laser reveals pulse asymmetry that is experimentally confirmed through direct electric-field measurements using frequency-resolved optical gating. This finding indicates that conventional autocorrelators, which obscure the underlying pulse structure due to the symmetry inherent in autocorrelation, are of limited utility in the characterization of these lasers.
Keywords
differential equations; electric field measurement; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; quantum dot lasers; autocorrelation; delay differential equation model; direct electric-field measurement; frequency-resolved optical gating; passively mode-locked quantum-dot laser; Delay differential equations (DDEs); mode-locked semiconductor lasers; quantum-dot lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2012268
Filename
4796326
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