DocumentCode
1368835
Title
Femtosecond carrier dynamics and modelocking in monolithic CPM lasers
Author
Brorson, S.D. ; Bischoff, S. ; Mørk, J. ; Møller-Larsen, A. ; Nielsen, J.M.
Author_Institution
Tele Danmark Res. & Dev., Horsholm, Denmark
Volume
8
Issue
10
fYear
1996
Firstpage
1308
Lastpage
1310
Abstract
Femtosecond pump-probe measurements of the dynamics in both forward- and reverse-biased semiconductor optical waveguides are presented. Slow (nanosecond) as well as ultrafast (femtosecond) dynamics are observed in both kinds of structures. These measurements imply that the "slow saturable absorber" theory of modelocking in monolithic CPM devices is incomplete.
Keywords
laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; femtosecond pump-probe measurement; modelocking; monolithic CPM laser; semiconductor optical waveguide; slow saturable absorber; ultrafast carrier dynamics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pumping; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.536637
Filename
536637
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