DocumentCode
2211882
Title
Terahertz frequency mode-locking of monolithic compound-cavity laser diodes incorporating photonic-bandgap reflectors
Author
Yanson, D.A. ; Street, M.W. ; McDougall, S.D. ; Thayne, I.G. ; Marsh, John H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
fYear
2002
fDate
7-9 Jan. 2002
Firstpage
25
Lastpage
28
Abstract
Semiconductor lasers are modelocked at a harmonic of the round-trip frequency with pulse repetition rates up to 2.1 THz. The devices incorporate a monolithic compound cavity with a photonic-bandgap reflector. Possible applications include local oscillators and optical clocks.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; photonic band gap; semiconductor lasers; 2.1 THz; GaAs-AlGaAs; PBG reflectors; THz pulse repetition rates; compound cavity laser diodes; local oscillators; monolithic compound cavity LDs; optical clocks; photonic-bandgap reflectors; round-trip frequency harmonic; semiconductor lasers; terahertz frequency mode-locking; Diode lasers; Etching; Frequency; Laser modes; Local oscillators; Masers; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7003-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2002.981787
Filename
981787
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