Absorber length optimisation for sub-picosecond pulse generation in passively mode-locked 1.3μm quantum-dot laser diodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6184, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rae, A R ^a   Thompson, M G ^a   Penty, R V ^a   White, I H ^a   Kovsh, A R ^b   Mikhrin, S S ^b   Livshits, D A ^b   Krestnikov, I L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NL Nanosemiconductor GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorber length optimisation; Mode locked lasers; Quantum dots; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TIMING JITTER;

ABSORBER LENGTH OPTIMISATION; JITTER PERFORMANCE; PICOSECOND PULSE GENERATION; PULSE WIDTHS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 33746791092     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.662892     Document Type: Conference Paper

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