• DocumentCode
    2965606
  • Title

    High repetition rate and low threshold current mode-locked VCSEL using concave mirror

  • Author

    Kato, Tomoyuki ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Sakaguchi, Takahiro ; Kobayashi, Kohroh

  • Author_Institution
    Precision & Intell. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    2-15 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    143
  • Lastpage
    144
  • Abstract
    To realize low power consumption and high-speed repetition rate mode-locked laser, we designed a VCSEL with an external concave mirror. Repetition rate as high as 31 GHz and threshold current as low as 1 mA were simultaneously demonstrated with sub-harmonic active mode-locking.
  • Keywords
    laser mirrors; laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; current 1 mA; external concave mirror; frequency 31 GHz; high-speed repetition rate; laser; low power consumption; sub-harmonic active mode-locking; Bandwidth; Clocks; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Reflectivity; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
  • Conference_Location
    Shonan Village
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2656-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INOW.2008.4634486
  • Filename
    4634486