Title :
Transverse mode-locking in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Author :
Gordon, R. ; Heberle, A.P.
Author_Institution :
J.R.A. Cleaver Microelectronics Research Centre, Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have shown high repetition rate picosecond mode-locking in a VCSEL that provides extremely low jitter. These results are promising for the development of compact and efficient ultra-fast pulse sources. Using VCSELs as mode-locked sources has additional advantages over existing technologies, allowing for integration in 2-D arrays and electrically tunable repetition rates. This work provides new examples of transverse nonlinear optics in micro-cavity lasers including transverse mode-locking and sub-harmonic mode-locking.
Keywords :
jitter; laser mode locking; microcavity lasers; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; 2-D arrays; VCSEL; compact efficient ultra-fast pulse sources; electrically tunable repetition rates; extremely low jitter; high repetition rate; micro-cavity lasers; picosecond mode-locking; sub-harmonic mode-locking; transverse mode-locking; transverse nonlinear optics; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Equations; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034070
