Title :
100 GHz passive harmonic mode-locking in a Fabry-Perot diode laser with patterned effective index
Author :
Bitauld, D. ; Osborne, S. ; Brien, S.O.
Author_Institution :
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Univ. Coll., Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
Mode-locking at 100 GHz with 2 ps pulse duration is demonstrated in a quantum-well diode laser designed to support a discrete comb of modes. Spectral filtering was achieved using a non-periodic patterning of the cavity effective index.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser modes; optical filters; optical pulse generation; quantum well lasers; Fabry-Perot diode laser; InP-InGaAlAs; cavity effective index; frequency 100 GHz; mode locking; passive harmonic mode-locking; patterned effective index; quantum-well diode laser; spectral filtering; time 2 ps; Cavity resonators; Diode lasers; Fabry-Perot; Harmonic analysis; Indexes; Mirrors; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621479
