Title :
Ground and excited-state modelocking in a two-section quantum-dot laser
Author :
Cataluna, M.A. ; Rafailov, E.U. ; McRobbie, A.D. ; Sibbett, W. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Kovsh, A.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate, for the first time, stable mode-locking and ultrashort-pulse generation via ground or excited states from a two-section quantum-dot laser. The change of generation between these states in the mode-locking regime is fully controllable.
Keywords :
excited states; ground states; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; excited-state; ground-state; quantum-dot laser; stable mode-locking; two-section laser; ultrashort-pulse generation; High speed optical techniques; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Lasers and Electro-Optics Society; Optical pulse generation; Quantum dot lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548285
