Title :
Temperature dependence of pulse duration in a mode-locked quantum-dot laser: experiment and theory
Author :
Cataluna, M.A. ; Viktorov, E.A. ; Mandel, P. ; Sibbett, W. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Kovsh, A.R. ; Rafailov, E.U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Saint Andrews Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate, experimentally and theoretically, that in a mode-locked two-section quantum-dot laser, the pulsewidth decreases with temperature. The primary cause is the increase of carrier capture rate with temperature, leading to a faster absorption recovery
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; quantum dot lasers; laser pulsewidth; mode-locking performance; temperature-dependent carrier capture rate; two-section quantum-dot laser; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Quantum dot lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Space vector pulse width modulation; Temperature dependence;
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.2006.279009
