• DocumentCode
    926652
  • Title

    Transform-limited optical pulses from 18 GHz monolithic modelocked quantum dot lasers operating at ∼1.3 μm

  • Author

    Thompson, M.G. ; Tan, K.T. ; Marinelli, C. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Kuntz, M. ; Ouyang, D. ; Bimberg, D. ; Ustinov, V.M. ; Zhukov, A.E. ; Kovsh, A.R. ; Ledentsov, N.N. ; Kang, D.-J. ; Blamire, M.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. Dept., Univ. of Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    3/4/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    347
  • Abstract
    18 GHz passive modelocking with Fourier-transform-limited optical pulses in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot lasers emitting at ∼1.3 μm has been achieved for the first time. An upper limit of 600 fs is estimated for the root-mean-square timing jitter (2.5-50 MHz).
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser mode locking; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; timing jitter; 1.3 micron; 18 GHz; 2.5 to 50 MHz; 600 fs; Fourier-transform-limited optical pulse; InGaAs-GaAs; InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot lasers; monolithic modelocked quantum dot lasers; passive modelocking; root-mean-square timing jitter; transform limited optical pulse;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20040220
  • Filename
    1273979