Passive harmonic mode-locking of discrete mode diode lasers

Author

Bitauld, David ; Osborne, Simon ; O´Brien, Stephen

Author_Institution

Tyndall Nat. Inst., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland

fYear

2011

fDate

22-26 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In their previous works (O´brien et. al, 2010), the authors applied a spectral filtering technique that enables the selection of a finite number of lasing modes in a Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity to the problem of passive mode-locking. This enabled the authors to fabricate mode-locked devices that generate both sinusoidal and pulsed intensity output. In this paper, this technique was illustrated by describing a device designed to support a discrete comb of six modes. This device incorporates 48 slotted regions etched into the ridge waveguide of the laser.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical filters; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; semiconductor lasers; Fabry-Perot cavity; discrete comb; discrete mode diode lasers; lasing mode; passive harmonic mode locking; ridge waveguide; spectral filtering technique; Cavity resonators; Diode lasers; Dispersion; Gain; Gratings; Indexes; Laser mode locking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

ISSN

Pending

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0533-5

Electronic_ISBN

Pending

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942608

Filename

5942608