Title :
Ultra-short optical pulse generation by InGaAs quantum-dot diode emitters
Author :
White, I.H. ; Xia, M. ; Penty, R.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
A selection of recent advances on ultra-short optical pulse generation by InGaAs-based quantum-dot devices is reviewed. Generation is demonstrated for a wide range of repetition rates, with pulse durations as short as 400fs, using mode-locking and superradiant emission.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; superradiance; InGaAs; mode-locking; pulse durations; quantum-dot devices; quantum-dot diode emitters; superradiant emission; ultrashort optical pulse generation; Diode lasers; Harmonic analysis; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers; Strontium; Quantum dot; femtosecond phenomena; mode-locking; optical pulse generation; superradiance;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2010 22nd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5683-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2010.5642657