Mode-locked quantum dot lasers for picosecond pulse generation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5365, Issue , 2004, Pages 107-116

  Thompson, M G ^a   Tan, K T ^a   Marinelli, C ^a   Williams, K A ^a   Sellin, R L ^a   Penty, R V ^a   White, I H ^a   Kuntz, M ^b   Laemmlin, M ^b   Ouyang, D ^b   Kaiander, I N ^b   Ledentsov, N N ^b   Bimberg, D ^b   Ustinov, V M ^c   Zhukov, A E ^c   Kovsh, A R ^d   Visinka, F ^e   Jochum, S ^e   Hansmann, S ^e   Kang, D J ^f   Blamire, M G ^f   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d NL Nanosemiconductor GmbH   (Germany)

^e Opto Speed Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^f Interdisc Res Ctr Nanotechnology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mode locking; Quantum dot; Semiconductor laser

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CORRELATION METHODS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LASER MODE LOCKING; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TIMING JITTER; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CARRIER CONFINEMENT; PICOSECOND PULSE GENERATION; QUANTUM DOT LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 3543128829     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.531284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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