DocumentCode
577957
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
fYear
2012
fDate
23-27 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
400
Lastpage
401
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0731-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358661
Filename
6358661
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