Multimode description of self-mode locking in a single-section quantum-dot laser
Abstract
This paper describes a theory for mode locking and frequency comb generation by four-wave mixing in a semiconductor quantum-dot active medium. The derivation uses a multimode semiclassical laser theory that accounts for fast carrier collisions within an inhomogeneous distribution of quantum dots. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the role of active medium nonlinearities in mode competition, gain saturation, carrier-induced refractive index and creation of combination tones that lead to locking of beat frequencies among lasing modes in the presence of cavity material dispersion.
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- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1599262
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- AR000067; NA0003525
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Volume: 28 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Chow, Weng W., Liu, Songtao, Zhang, Zeyu, Bowers, John E., and Sargent, Murray. Multimode description of self-mode locking in a single-section quantum-dot laser. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1364/OE.382821.
Chow, Weng W., Liu, Songtao, Zhang, Zeyu, Bowers, John E., & Sargent, Murray. Multimode description of self-mode locking in a single-section quantum-dot laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.382821
Chow, Weng W., Liu, Songtao, Zhang, Zeyu, Bowers, John E., and Sargent, Murray. Wed .
"Multimode description of self-mode locking in a single-section quantum-dot laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.382821.
@article{osti_1599262,
title = {Multimode description of self-mode locking in a single-section quantum-dot laser},
author = {Chow, Weng W. and Liu, Songtao and Zhang, Zeyu and Bowers, John E. and Sargent, Murray},
abstractNote = {This paper describes a theory for mode locking and frequency comb generation by four-wave mixing in a semiconductor quantum-dot active medium. The derivation uses a multimode semiclassical laser theory that accounts for fast carrier collisions within an inhomogeneous distribution of quantum dots. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the role of active medium nonlinearities in mode competition, gain saturation, carrier-induced refractive index and creation of combination tones that lead to locking of beat frequencies among lasing modes in the presence of cavity material dispersion.},
doi = {10.1364/OE.382821},
journal = {Optics Express},
number = 4,
volume = 28,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Wed Feb 12 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}
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