Dual-wavelength mode-locked quantum-dot laser, via ground and excited state transitions: Experimental and theoretical investigation

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 12832-12838

  Cataluna, Maria Ana ^a   Nikitichev, Daniil I ^a   Mikroulis, Spiros ^b   Simos, Hercules ^b   Simos, Christos ^b   Mesaritakis, Charis ^b   Syvridis, Dimitris ^b   Krestnikov, Igor ^c   Livshits, Daniil ^c   Rafailov, Edik U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c INNOLUME GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCITED STATES; LASER MODE LOCKING; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

DUAL-WAVELENGTH; GAAS; MODE-LOCKED; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; PICO-SECOND PULSE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

QUANTUM DOT LASERS;

EID: 77953603506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.012832     Document Type: Article

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