Passive mode-locking of lasers by crossed-polarization gain modulation

Author

Javaloyes, Julien ; Mulet, Josep ; Giudici, M. ; Balle, Salvador

Author_Institution

Inst. Mediterrani dEstudis Avancats, Esporles

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Passive mode-locking (PML) of VCSEL by crossed-polarisation gain modulation is studied. PML at repetition rates in the GHz range and pulsewidths of few tens of picoseconds were found using a two-mode rate equation mode where feedback and reinjection are included as delayed terms. Preliminary experimental results relating a recent realization of this scheme to the case of small area proton implanted VCSEL at 850 nm is also presented.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser mode locking; optical modulation; proton effects; surface emitting lasers; crossed-polarisation gain modulation; feedback; passive mode-locking; proton implanted VCSEL; reinjection; repetition rates; two-mode rate equation mode; wavelength 850 nm; Delay effects; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386024

Filename

4386024