Title :
High repetition rate by multiple colliding pulse mode-locked operation of a semiconductor laser
Author :
Martins-Filho, J.F. ; Avrutin, E. ; Ironside, C.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
The multiple colliding pulse operation where 2, 3 or 4 ultrashort pulses are present simultaneously within a laser resonator is discussed both experimentally and theoretically. In 4 pulse operation, pulse widths of 1.3 ps at repetition rates of 240 GHz have been observed from a 600 μm long laser
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; quantum well lasers; 1.3 ps; 240 GHz; 600 mum; GaAs-AlGaAs; laser resonator; multiple colliding pulse mode-locked operation; pulse operation; pulse widths; repetition rates; semiconductor laser; ultrashort pulses; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Time measurement; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994., 14th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1754-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1994.518897
