Theory and design of THz intracavity gain-flattened filters for monolithically integrated mode-locked lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-122

  Parker, John S ^a   Guzzon, Robert S ^a   Norberg, Erik J ^a   Bhardwaj, Ashish ^b   Binetti, Pietro R A ^a   Coldren, Larry A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; mode locked lasers; optical filters; photonic integrated circuits; quantum well devices; quantum well lasers; semiconductor laser; semiconductor optical amplifier

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FEED-FORWARD; FIXED COUPLINGS; FREQUENCY COMBS; GAIN FLATTENING FILTERS; INTRACAVITIES; MODE-LOCKED LASER; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; NET GAIN; PASSIVE PHASE; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POWER VARIATIONS; QUANTUM WELL; QUANTUM WELL DEVICE; SCATTERING MATRICES; SPECTRAL GAIN;

ACTIVE FILTERS; FORWARD SCATTERING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATION; LASER THEORY; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PASSIVE FILTERS; PHOTONIC INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 84856237905     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2174199     Document Type: Article

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