Title :
Passively phase-locked multimode semiconductor laser: From millimetre to terahertz wave generation
Author :
Latkowski, Sylwester ; Surre, Frederic ; Degirmenci, Elif ; Landais, Pascal
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Networks & Commun. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Dublin
Abstract :
Generation of narrow microwave signals produced from the mode beating of a DBR laser is presented. The application of this process to the cw-THz wave generation is also demonstrated using a slotted FP laser.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser beam applications; millimetre wave generation; semiconductor lasers; submillimetre wave generation; DBR laser; microwave signal; millimetre wave generation; mode beating; passively phase-locked multimode semiconductor laser; slotted Fabry-Perot laser; terahertz wave generation; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Masers; Microwave generation; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (250.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9