Mode-locking via active gain modulation in quantum cascade lasers

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Gkortsas, Vasileios-Marios; Kaertner, Franz X.; Kuznetsova, Lyuba; Wang, C. Y.; Diehl, L.; ... Show more
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Abstract
A mode-locking mechanism by active gain modulation is studied numerically and experimentally. The parameter window for the emission of stable pulse trains was found. Pulses as short as 3 ps (~0.5 pJ) were characterized by second-order autocorrelation.
Date issued
2009-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59483
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
Journal
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009.
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
Kuznetsova, L. et al. “Mode-locking via active gain modulation in quantum cascade lasers.” Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on. 2009. 1-2. ©2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Version: Final published version
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INSPEC Accession Number: 10843170
ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Keywords
(140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers, (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers, (140.5965) Semiconductor lasers, quantum cascade
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