Title :
Coherent pulse injection into a monolithic passively mode-locked laser
Author :
Mampazhy, Arun S. ; Liu, Arthur ; Tseng, Shuo-Yen ; Richardson, Christopher J.K. ; Goldhar, Julius
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci. & Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MA
Abstract :
We investigate conditions for optically coherent injection locking of a monolithic mode-locked semiconductor laser. An interferometric technique is used to quantify the relationship between modal detuning, pulse shape, and optical spectrum.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; laser tuning; light interferometry; optical pulse shaping; semiconductor lasers; interferometric technique; modal detuning; monolithic passively mode-locked laser; optical spectrum; optically coherent pulse injection locking; pulse shaping; semiconductor laser; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Master-slave; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Semiconductor lasers; (140.3520) Lasers, injection-locked; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
