Title :
Simulation of Passively Mode Locked Lasers using the Dynamic Thermal Electron Quantum Medium FDTD model
Author :
Ravi, K. ; Lai, Y. ; Huang, Y. ; Ho, Seng-Tiong
Author_Institution :
Data Storage Inst., Singapore
Abstract :
The dynamic thermal electron quantum medium FDTD (DTEQM-FDTD) model is used to demonstrate ultrafast carrier dynamics in saturable gain and absorber media. The same model is then used to simulate a passive mode locked laser.
Keywords :
absorbing media; finite difference time-domain analysis; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser theory; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; FDTD model; absorbing media; dynamic thermal electron quantum medium; finite domain time difference method; gain saturation; passive mode locked laser simulation; semiconductor media; ultrafast carrier dynamics; Absorption; Computational modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Filling; Finite difference methods; Laser mode locking; Optical scattering; Semiconductor lasers; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3901-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781379
