Title :
Terahertz-frequency mode-locking of monolithic compound-cavity laser diodes
Author :
Yanson, D.A. ; Street, M.W. ; McDougall, S.D. ; Thayne, I.G. ; Marsh, J.H. ; Bryce, A.C. ; Avrutin, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
We present harmonic modelocked operation of a novel design of monolithic compound-cavity semiconductor laser. Modelocking is achieved at a harmonic of the fundamental round-trip frequency with pulse repetition rates from 131 GHz to 2.1 THz.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; quantum well lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; 131 GHz to 2.1 THz; fundamental round-trip frequency; harmonic mode locked operation; monolithic compound cavity semiconductor laser; monolithic compound-cavity laser diodes; pulse repetition rates; terahertz-frequency mode-locking; Atmospheric modeling; Diode lasers; Etching; Frequency; Laser modes; Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159504
