Title :
Coupled-cavity passive mode-locked injection laser
Author :
Dianov, E.M. ; Okhotnikov, O.G.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, USSR
fDate :
6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experimental results on the observation of the self-initiating passive mode-locking operation of an injection laser with a nonlinear external-coupled-cavity configuration are presented. Michelson and Fabry-Perot cavity arrangements with similar laser diodes as both the gain medium and nonlinear element have been investigated. This technique can be used for generating short pulses with ultrahigh repetition rates without utilizing both high-modulation bandwidth laser diodes and ultrafast electronics, which do not require special saturable absorbers.<>
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; semiconductor junction lasers; Fabry-Perot cavity arrangements; Michelson cavity arrangements; coupled cavity passive mode locked injection laser; gain medium; high-modulation bandwidth laser diodes; nonlinear element; nonlinear external-coupled-cavity configuration; saturable absorbers; self-initiating passive mode-locking operation; short pulses; ultrafast electronics; ultrahigh repetition rates; Diode lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
