Characteristics and instabilities of mode-locked quantum-dot diode lasers

被引：13
作者：
Li, Yan [2 ]
Lester, Luke. F. [2 ]
Chang, Derek [3 ]
Langrock, Carsten [3 ]
Fejer, M. M. [3 ]
Kane, Daniel J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Mesa Photon LLC, Santa Fe, NM 87505 USA
[2] Univ New Mexico, Ctr High Technol Mat, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Edward L Ginzton Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2013年 / 21卷 / 07期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
PULSE CHARACTERIZATION; FEMTOSECOND PULSES; GENERATION; JITTER; GHZ;
D O I：
10.1364/OE.21.008007
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Current pulse measurement methods have proven inadequate to fully understand the characteristics of passively mode-locked quantum-dot diode lasers. These devices are very difficult to characterize because of their low peak powers, high bandwidth, large time-bandwidth product, and large timing jitter. In this paper, we discuss the origin for the inadequacies of current pulse measurement techniques while presenting new ways of examining frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) data to provide insight into the operation of these devices. Under the assumptions of a partial coherence model for the pulsed laser, it is shown that simultaneous time-frequency characterization is a necessary and sufficient condition for characterization of mode-locking. Full pulse characterization of quantum dot passively mode-locked lasers (QD MLLs) was done using FROG in a collinear configuration using an aperiodically poled lithium niobate waveguide-based FROG pulse measurement system. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码：8007 / 8017
页数：11
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