DocumentCode
3688216
Title
Resonant mode-locking via delayed feedback in quantum dot semiconductor lasers
Author
B. Kelleher;D. Goulding;B. Tykalewicz;S.P. Hegarty;G. Huyet;T. Erneux;E.A. Viktorov
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, University College Cork, Ireland
fYear
2015
Firstpage
639
Lastpage
640
Abstract
A new mechanism for mode-locking in lasers is unveiled using a single-section quantum dot laser undergoing external optical feedback. A resonance between the relaxation oscillation frequency and the external cavity repetition rate promotes synchronization of many external cavity modes leading to a mode-locked pulse train.
Keywords
"Cavity resonators","Resonant frequency","Mathematical model","Radio frequency","Quantum dot lasers","Optical feedback","Oscillators"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2015
ISSN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCon.2015.7323664
Filename
7323664
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