Mode-locking of InGaAs quantum dot lasers

M. G. Thompson; K. T. Tan; C. Marinelli; K. A. Williams; R. L. Sellin; R. V. Penty; I. H. White; M. Kuntz; D. Ouyang; I. N. Kaiander; N. N. Ledentsov; D. Bimberg; V. M. Ustinov; A. E. Zhukov; A. R. Kovsh; F. Visinka; S. Jochum; S. Hansmann; D. J. Kang; M. G. Blamire

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Mode-locking of InGaAs quantum dot lasers

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

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Extensive mode-locking investigations are performed in InGaAs/InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) lasers. Monolithic mode-locked lasers are fabricated using QD material systems grown by MOCVD and MBE techniques and emitting at 1.1 μm and 1.3 μm, respectively. The mode-locking performance is evaluated using a variety of laser designs, with various ridge waveguide geometries, cavity and absorber lengths. Passive and hybrid mode-locking are studied and compared in 3.9mm long devices emitting at 1.1μm and operating at a repetition rate of l0GHz. Using 2.1mm long devices emitting at 1.3μm, I8GHz passive mode locking with 10ps Fourier transform limited pulses is demonstrated. This confirms the potential of quantum dot laser for low chirp, short optical pulse generation. Preliminary investigation of the timing jitter of QD passively mode-locked lasers and the behaviour of the QD absorber are also presented. Finally, we report 36GHz passive mode-locking with 6ps optical pulse obtained using 1.1mm long QD lasers emitting at 1.3μm.

Original language	English
Article number	14
Pages (from-to)	117-129
Number of pages	13
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5452
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545749
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2004
Event	Astronomical Structures and Mechanisms Technology - Glasgow, UK United Kingdom Duration: 21 Jun 2004 → 22 Jun 2004

Keywords

Laser
Mode-locking
Quantum dot
Short pulse

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Thompson, M. G., Tan, K. T., Marinelli, C., Williams, K. A., Sellin, R. L., Penty, R. V., White, I. H., Kuntz, M., Ouyang, D., Kaiander, I. N., Ledentsov, N. N., Bimberg, D., Ustinov, V. M., Zhukov, A. E., Kovsh, A. R., Visinka, F., Jochum, S., Hansmann, S., Kang, D. J., & Blamire, M. G. (2004). Mode-locking of InGaAs quantum dot lasers. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5452, 117-129. Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545749

Thompson, MG, Tan, KT, Marinelli, C, Williams, KA, Sellin, RL, Penty, RV, White, IH, Kuntz, M, Ouyang, D, Kaiander, IN, Ledentsov, NN, Bimberg, D, Ustinov, VM, Zhukov, AE, Kovsh, AR, Visinka, F, Jochum, S, Hansmann, S, Kang, DJ & Blamire, MG 2004, 'Mode-locking of InGaAs quantum dot lasers', Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 5452, 14, pp. 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545749

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