Title :
Subpicosecond pulse generation using a single quantum well mode-locked laser
Author :
Merghem, K. ; Akrout, A. ; Martinez, A. ; Moreau, G. ; Lelarge, F. ; Duan, G.-H. ; Aubin, G. ; Ramdane, A.
Author_Institution :
CNRS Lab. of Photonic & Nanostruct., Marcoussis
Abstract :
We demonstrate ~860 fs pulse generation at a 21.31 GHz repetition rate using a two-section single quantum well mode-locked laser emitting at 1.54 mum. A very low 30 kHz linewidth of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum is reported.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; quantum well lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; GaInAsP-InP; frequency 21.31 GHz; quantum well mode-locked laser; radio frequency spectrum; subpicosecond pulse generation; wavelength 1.54 mum; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Pulse generation; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2008. IPRM 2008. 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Versailles
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2258-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8669
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2008.4702924
