Mode-locked quantum dot lasers for picosecond pulse generation

Mark G. Thompson; Kay Ti Tan; Claudio Marinelli; Kevin A. Williams; Roman L Sellin; Richard V. Penty; Ian H. White; Matthias Kuntz; Matthias Laemmlin; Dongxun Ouyang; Ilia N. Kaiander; Nikolai N. Ledentsov; Dieter H. Bimberg; V. M. Ustinov; A. E. Zhukov; A. R. Kovsh; Franz Visinka; Stephan Jochum; Stephan Hansmann; Dae-Joon Kang; Mark G. Blamire

doi:10.1117/12.531284

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11 May 2004 Mode-locked quantum dot lasers for picosecond pulse generation

Mark G. Thompson, Kay Ti Tan, Claudio Marinelli, Kevin A. Williams, Roman L Sellin, Richard V. Penty, Ian H. White, Matthias Kuntz, Matthias Laemmlin, Dongxun Ouyang, Ilia N. Kaiander, Nikolai N. Ledentsov, Dieter H. Bimberg, V. M. Ustinov, A. E. Zhukov, A. R. Kovsh, Franz Visinka, Stephan Jochum, Stephan Hansmann, Dae-Joon Kang, Mark G. Blamire

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Proceedings Volume 5365, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers III; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.531284
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

In this work we present a detailed study of picosecond optical pulse generation using high-repetition rate mode-locked quantum dot lasers. MOCVD-grown quantum dot lasers emitting at 1.1μm and MBE-grown quantum dot lasers emitting at 1.3μm are investigated. Passive mode-locking at 10GHz, 18GHz and 36GHz with pulse widths in the 6-12ps range are reported. Hybrid mode-locking is demonstrated at 10GHz, showing a significant improvement in the RF spectral characteristics when compared with passive mode-locking. A timing jitter of 600fs (2.5MHz to 50MHz) is measured in the 18GHz passively mode-locked laser. Autocorrelation techniques are used to characterise the high repetition rate mode-locked lasers as well as the time-bandwidth product of the optical pulses. Fourier-transform limited pulses are obtained from passively mode-locked QD lasers.

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Mark G. Thompson, Kay Ti Tan, Claudio Marinelli, Kevin A. Williams, Roman L Sellin, Richard V. Penty, Ian H. White, Matthias Kuntz, Matthias Laemmlin, Dongxun Ouyang, Ilia N. Kaiander, Nikolai N. Ledentsov, Dieter H. Bimberg, V. M. Ustinov, A. E. Zhukov, A. R. Kovsh, Franz Visinka, Stephan Jochum, Stephan Hansmann, Dae-Joon Kang, and Mark G. Blamire "Mode-locked quantum dot lasers for picosecond pulse generation", Proc. SPIE 5365, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers III, (11 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.531284

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