Title :
Colliding pulse mode locked laser
Author :
Fan, H. ; Wu, C. ; El-Aasser, M. ; Dutta, N.K. ; Koren, U. ; Piccirilli, A.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The fabrication and performance of a colliding pulse mode locked laser is described. The laser has a threshold current of 5 mA and fiber coupled differential efficiency of 0.04 mW/mA. Mode locked pulses with /spl sim/1 ps width at /spl sim/10 GHz has been obtained.
Keywords :
Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Optical fabrication; Optical saturable absorption; Photolithography; Quantum well lasers; Waveguide lasers; 1 ps; 5 mA; colliding pulse mode locked laser; fiber coupled differential efficiency; mode locked pulses; threshold current; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse width modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868434
