Title :
New mode locking regime in a quantum-dot laser: Enhancement by simultaneous cw excited-state emission
Author :
Cataluna, M.A. ; McRobbie, A.D. ; Sibbett, W. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Kovsh, A.R. ; Rafailov, E.U.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
Abstract :
The beneficial effect of excited-state emission on the ground-state mode locking of a two-section quantum-dot laser has been demonstrated. The pulse durations and phase noise have been reduced significantly as the injection current is increased.
Keywords :
excited states; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical pumping; phase noise; quantum dot lasers; injection current; laser phase noise; pulse durations; quantum-dot laser ground-state mode locking regime; simultaneous cw excited-state emission; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Optical pulse generation; Physics; Power generation; Quantum dot lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (999.9999) Quantum dot;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628007
