Title :
High repetition rate and low threshold current mode-locked VCSEL using concave mirror
Author :
Kato, Tomoyuki ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Sakaguchi, Takahiro ; Kobayashi, Kohroh
Author_Institution :
Precision & Intell. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
To realize low power consumption and high-speed repetition rate mode-locked laser, we designed a VCSEL with an external concave mirror. Repetition rate as high as 31 GHz and threshold current as low as 1 mA were simultaneously demonstrated with sub-harmonic active mode-locking.
Keywords :
laser mirrors; laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; current 1 mA; external concave mirror; frequency 31 GHz; high-speed repetition rate; laser; low power consumption; sub-harmonic active mode-locking; Bandwidth; Clocks; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Reflectivity; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634486
