Hybrid and passive mode-locking of a two-section laser diode in a Fourier transform external cavity
Hybrid and passive mode-locking of a two-section laser diode in a Fourier transform external cavity
- Author(s): T.N. Le ; M.R. Hofmann ; A. Klehr ; G. Erbert
- DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20060045
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- Author(s): T.N. Le 1 ; M.R. Hofmann 1 ; A. Klehr 2 ; G. Erbert 2
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1: AG Optoelektrische Bauelemente und Werstoffe, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
2: AG Optoelektrische Bauelemente und Werstoffe, Ferdinand Braun Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany
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1: AG Optoelektrische Bauelemente und Werstoffe, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Volume 153, Issue 6,
December 2006,
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312 – 315
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20060045 , Print ISSN 1350-2433, Online ISSN 1359-7078
Passive and hybrid modelocking of a two-section laser diode in an external cavity is investigated. The cavity contains a Fourier transformation that enables spatial separation and individual manipulation of the spectral components for shaping of the pulse spectrum. We achieve 5.5 ps pulses with passive modelocking and strongly chirped 3.7 ps pulses with hybrid modelocking.
Inspec keywords: optical pulse generation; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; chirp modulation; semiconductor lasers; optical pulse shaping
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Subjects: Laser resonators and cavities; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Lasing action in semiconductors; Ultrafast optical techniques; Semiconductor lasers; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Laser resonators and cavities
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