Monolithic colliding-pulse mode-locked quantum-well lasers

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/3.159526· OSTI ID:6792203

Chen, Youngkai; Wu, M C ^[1]

---

1. AT T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ (United States)

Integration of the whole mode-locked laser onto a single piece of semiconductor offers a number of advantages, including total elimination of optical alignment processes, improved mechanical stability, and the generation of short optical pulses at much higher repetition frequencies. Semiconductor laser processing technologies were used to implement the colliding-pulse mode-locking (CPM) scheme, which is known to effectively shorten the pulses and increase stability, on a miniature monolithic semiconductor cavity. The principles of and recent progress in monolithic CPM quantum-well lasers are reviewed. 46 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6792203
• Journal Information: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 28:10; ISSN 0018-9197; ISSN IEJQA7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
426002* -- Engineering-- Lasers & Masers-- (1990-)
DYE LASERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EPITAXY
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTION GENERATORS
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
LIQUID LASERS
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
PULSE GENERATORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
SOLID STATE LASERS
VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY