Title :
Fourier-limited 1.6-ps pulses with variable repetition rate from 1 to 26 GHz by passive mode-locking of a semiconductor laser in an external cavity
Author :
Yu, J. ; Schell, M. ; Schulze, M. ; Bimberg, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Festkorperphys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
By passive mode-locking of a semiconductor laser (/spl lambda/=1.3 μm) in an external cavity, 1.6 ps sech2-shaped pulses are generated with variable repetition rates from 1 to 26 GHz, presently limited only by the geometry of the set-up. The time-bandwidth product is between 0% and 40% over the theoretical limit. Wavelength tuning up to 50 nm is possible.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 1.3 mum; 1.6 ps; 50 nm; Fourier-limited pulses; external cavity; laser wavelength tuning; passive mode-locking; sech/sup 2/-shaped pulses; semiconductor laser; time-bandwidth product; variable repetition rate; variable repetition rates; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Pulse measurements; Pulse width modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
