DocumentCode
2637357
Title
Comparison of monolithically integrated mode-locked laser diodes with uni-traveling carrier and multi-quantum well saturable absorbers
Author
Lohe, H.-J. ; Scollo, R. ; Holzman, J.F. ; Robin, F. ; Erni, D. ; Vogt, W. ; Gini, E. ; Jäckel, H.
Author_Institution
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
fYear
2005
fDate
22-28 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
874
Lastpage
875
Abstract
For the first time, an integrated mode-locked laser diode (MLLD) with different materials for gain and absorber is realized. The MLLD with uni-traveling-carrier absorber produces 600 fs pulses, compared to 3 ps for all multi-quantum well devices.
Keywords
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; monolithic integrated circuits; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; quantum well lasers; 600 fs; femtosecond pulse production; mode-locked laser diodes; monolithic integration; multiquantum well devices; multiquantum well saturable absorbers; unitraveling carrier absorbers; Autocorrelation; Diode lasers; Microwave communication; Microwave photonics; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Photoconductivity; Quantum well devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9217-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548287
Filename
1548287
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