Mode locking of semiconductor lasers in a coupled-cavity configuration with a strongly coupled empty auxiliary cavity

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.14.000175· OSTI ID:466886

Lin, C ^[1]

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1. Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei (Taiwan)

Mode locking of semiconductor lasers in a coupled-cavity configuration with an empty auxiliary cavity is studied theoretically. The empty auxiliary cavity, when strongly coupled to the main cavity, is found to influence the pulsation situation significantly. The predicted pulse widths and chirp parameters in the steady state are in good agreement with the experimental measurements. The influences of the linear phase shift induced by the cavity-length variation and the self-phase modulation in the main cavity on the pulsation are also briefly discussed. {copyright} 1997 Optical Society of America.

• OSTI ID: 466886
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN JOBPDE; ISSN 0740-3224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
LASER CAVITIES
MODE LOCKING
PHASE SHIFT
PULSE ANALYZERS
PULSE TECHNIQUES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
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