Title :
Generation and amplification of ultra-short optical pulses from a mode-locked long-wavelength (1075 nm - 1085 nm) InGaAs/GaAs quantum well laser
Author :
Budz, Andrew J. ; Brennan, Michael J. ; Haugen, H.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Ultra-short pulses are generated by passively mode-locking an InGaAs/GaAs quantum well semiconductor laser incorporating a bend in the waveguide. Post-amplification of the pulses is achieved using a flared-waveguide semiconductor optical amplifier.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser mode locking; laser transitions; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1075 to 1085 nm; InGaAs-GaAs; flared-waveguide semiconductor optical amplifier; mode-locked long-wavelength quantum well laser; ultra-short optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
