Title :
Pulse characterization of a passively mode-locked quantum dot semiconductor laser using FROG and autocorrelation
Author :
Li, Y. ; Lin, C.-Y. ; Chang, D. ; Langrock, C. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Kane, D.J. ; Lester, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A comparison between the operational map of a QD MLL done by autocorrelation and FROG is made. The results show that the complete mode-locking region is significantly smaller when FROG is used versus autocorrelation.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; FROG; operational map; passively mode-locked quantum dot semiconductor laser; pulse characterization; Correlation; Current measurement; Laser mode locking; Optical waveguides; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
