Title :
Subpicosecond pulses from a mode-locked semiconductor laser
Author :
Silberberg, Y. ; Smith, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Bell Communications Res., Inc., Red bank, NJ, USA
fDate :
6/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A GaAs laser was passively mode locked using a GaAs/ GaAlAs multiple quantum well saturable absorber. The laser output pulses were found to be frequency chirped due to the group velocity dispersion in the laser diode. An external grating compressor was used to remove the chirp and to produce subpicosecond pulses. Pulses as short as 0.83 ps have been obtained.
Keywords :
Gallium materials/lasers; Laser absorbers; Mode locked lasers; Optical pulse compression; Chirp; Diode lasers; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Gratings; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1986.1073067
