Title :
High-Power and Low-Noise 10-GHz All-Active Monolithic Mode-Locked Lasers with Surface Etched Bragg Grating
Author :
Larsson, David ; Yvind, Kresten ; Hvam, Jørn M.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We have fabricated 4.4 mm long monolithic InAlGaAsP/InP mode-locked lasers with integrated deeply surface etched DBR-mirrors. The lasers produce 3.7 ps transform-limited Gaussian pulses with 10 mW average power and 250 fs timing jitter.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflectors; etching; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical fabrication; semiconductor lasers; timing jitter; InAlGaAsP-InP; all-active monolithic mode-locked laser; frequency 10 GHz; high-power laser; size 4.4 mm; surface etched Bragg grating; surface etched DBR-mirror; time 250 fs; time 3.7 ps; Bragg gratings; Corrugated surfaces; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Etching; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453128
