Broadband spectral coupling in multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor lasers

Author

Shi, H. ; Delgyett, P.J. ; Alphonse, G.A. ; Connolly, J.C.

Author_Institution

Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

441

Lastpage

442

Abstract

Summary form only given. We demonstrate broadband spectral coupling in a novel multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor laser, which is capable of coherently coupling the spectral phases over a range of six times that of the normal active mode locking. The physical mechanism responsible for the broad range coupling is observed to be intracavity four wave mixing generated by the dynamic carrier heating and cooling effects within the diode gain element.

Keywords

cooling; frequency response; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; multiwave mixing; semiconductor lasers; 12 ps; broadband spectral coupling; coherently coupling; cooling effects; diode gain element; dynamic carrier heating; intracavity four wave mixing; multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor lasers; normal active mode locking; physical mechanism; spectral phases; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Optical coupling; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.676472

Filename

676472