Pulse broadening in quantum-dot mode-locked semiconductor lasers: Simulation, analysis, and experiments

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 935-943

  Radziunas, Mindaugas ^a   Vladimirov, Andrei G ^a   Viktorov, Evgeny A ^b,c   Fiol, Gerrit ^d   Schmeckebier, Holger ^d   Bimberg, Dieter ^d  

^a WEIERSTRASS INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ANALYSIS AND STOCHASTICS   (Germany)

^b Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mode locking; pulse broadening; quantum dots; saturable absorber; semiconductor laser; trailing edge

Indexed keywords

MODELOCKING; PULSE BROADENING; QUANTUM DOT; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; TRAILING EDGES;

MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM DOT LASERS;

EID: 79958701086     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2142294     Document Type: Article

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