Title :
Theoretical demonstration of stabilization of active modelocking in quantum cascade lasers with quantum coherent absorption
Author :
Shimu, Samia S. ; Docherty, Andrew ; Talukder, Muhammad A. ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We theoretically incorporate quantum coherent absorption in an actively modelocked quantum cascade laser. The laser self-starts from initial quantum noise and produces a stable train of modelocked pulses at high pump powers.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; optical hole burning; optical pumping; quantum cascade lasers; quantum noise; active mode locking; laser stabilization; mode locked pulses; quantum cascade lasers; quantum coherent absorption; quantum noise; Absorption; Laser excitation; Mathematical model; Noise; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358661
