Title :
Frequency up-chirping in monolithic passively mode-locked InGaAs quantum dot lasers
Author :
Gubenko, A. ; Livshits, D. ; Mikhrin, S. ; Krestnikov, I. ; Kovsh, A.
Author_Institution :
Innolume GmbH, Dortmund
Abstract :
Strong frequency up-chirping is observed in light pulses generated by passively mode-locked, multi-sectional InGaAs quantum dot lasers. Using a dispersive compressor, sub-picosecond pulses with >1 W peak power are obtained at the 1st (5 GHz) and 8th (40 GHz) harmonic.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; chirp modulation; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; laser mode locking; quantum dot lasers; InGaAs; dispersive compressor; frequency up-chirping; light pulses generation; monolithic passively mode-locked laser; multisectional quantum dot lasers; sub-picosecond pulses; Frequency; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688694
