Title :
High performance excited-state nanostructure lasers—Modulation response, frequency chirp and linewidth enhancement factor
Author :
Cheng Wang ; Lingnau, B. ; Scholl, Eckehard ; Ludge, K. ; Even, J. ; Grillot, F.
Author_Institution :
INSA, Univ. Eur. de Bretagne, Rennes, France
Abstract :
Excited-state lasing in quantum dot lasers is theoretically demonstrated to exhibit a broader modulation response, lower chirp-to-power ratio, and smaller linewidth enhancement factor in comparison with the conventional lasing in the ground state.
Keywords :
excited states; laser beams; nanostructured materials; optical modulation; quantum dot lasers; chirp-to-power ratio; excited-state lasing; frequency chirp; ground state; high performance excited-state nanostructure lasers; linewidth enhancement factor; modulation response; quantum dot lasers; Bandwidth; Frequency modulation; Laser excitation; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
