Title :
Broad-band wavelength tunable picosecond pulses from CW passively mode-locked two-section multiple quantum-well lasers
Author :
Schrans, Thomas ; Sanders, Steve ; Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Wavelength tunable CW (continuous-wave) passive mode-locking of a two-section quantum-well laser coupled to an external cavity is demonstrated. A tuning range of 26 nm is achieved with typical autocorrelation full widths at half maximum of 4.5 ps. The pulses are not transform limited, having a typical time-bandwidth product of 2.5.<>
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; semiconductor junction lasers; 4.5 ps; CW passively mode-locked two-section multiple quantum-well lasers; autocorrelation full widths; broad-band laser pulses; external cavity; semiconductor diode lasers; time-bandwidth product; tuning range; wavelength tunable picosecond pulses; Autocorrelation; Gratings; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
