Title :
Carrier to envelope offset coupling via Multiple Quantum Wells
Author :
Luo, Xuan ; Masuda, Koji ; Diels, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerqu, Mexico
Abstract :
Multiple Quantum Well saturable absorbers in a mode-locked laser induce a coupling of the differential carrier to envelope offset of two intracavity pulse trains, coupling that can be eliminated by designing a non-resonant periodic structure.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; periodic structures; quantum wells; differential carrier; intracavity pulse trains; mode-locked laser; multiple quantum well saturable absorbers; non-resonant periodic structure; Absorption; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Monitoring; Optical coupling; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Pulse measurements; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
