Operation of a Passively Mode-Locked Extended-Cavity Surface-Emitting Diode Laser in Multi-Ghz Regime

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 885-887

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Jasim, Khalil ^a   Nurmikko, A V ^a   Mooradian, Aram ^b   Carey, Glen ^b   Ha, Wonill ^b   Ippen, Erich ^c  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b Novalux Inc   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled cavity; Harmonic mode locking; Mode locked lasers; Optical feedback; Semiconductor diode lasers; Ultrashort pulses; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER MODE LOCKING; MODULATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

COUPLED CAVITIES; OPTICAL FEEDBACK;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 1642602726     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823761     Document Type: Article

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