Title :
Pulse generation and compression via ground and excited state from a grating coupled quantum dot external cavity mode locked laser
Author :
Kim, Jimyung ; Choi, Myoung-Taek ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We generate and compress short pulses via the ground and excited state transitions from a grating coupled quantum dot external cavity mode locked laser. The sign of the chirp is similar for both transitions
Keywords :
chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser transitions; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; excited state transitions; grating coupled quantum dot external cavity mode locked laser; ground state transitions; laser chirp; pulse compression; pulse generation; Chirp; Gratings; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Optical coupling; Optical pulse generation; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279056
