Title :
Mode-locked semiconductor lasers: from Giga-Hertz to Tera-Hertz
Author :
Marsh, John H. ; Lianping Hou
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
Mode-locked lasers operating at 1.5 microns are described, in particular the evolution in the laser design as the mode-locked frequency is increased from ~10 GHz to 1.4 THz. Novel DBR constructions and nonlinear conversion are required to reach the highest frequencies.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; semiconductor lasers; DBR constructions; gigahertz frequency; laser design; mode-locked frequency; mode-locked semiconductor lasers; nonlinear conversion; terahertz frequency; wavelength 1.5 micron; Cavity resonators; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Educational institutions; Epitaxial growth; Laser mode locking; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; DBR laser; Semiconductor laser; THz generation; integrated optics; mode-locking;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886282
