Published October 2013 | Version v1
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A mode-locked external-cavity quantum-dot laser with a variable repetition rate

Creators

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science and Beijing Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083 (China)

Description

A mode-locked external-cavity laser emitting at 1.17-μm wavelength using an InAs/GaAs quantum-dot gain medium and a discrete semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is demonstrated. By changing the external-cavity length, repetition rates of 854, 912, and 969 MHz are achieved respectively. The narrowest −3-dB radio-frequency linewidth obtained is 38 kHz, indicating that the laser is under stable mode-locking operation. (electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, classical mechanics, and fluid dynamics)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/22/10/104206

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1674-1056/22/10/104206;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Physics. B
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
1674-1056

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46066856
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
GALLIUM ARSENIDES; INDIUM ARSENIDES; KHZ RANGE; LASER CAVITIES; LASERS; MHZ RANGE; MODE LOCKING; QUANTUM DOTS; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; WAVELENGTHS
Descriptors DEC
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FREQUENCY RANGE; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PNICTIDES; RADIATIONS