Abstract
We report the monolithic passive mode-locking of a single contact tapered laser without a separate saturable absorber section. Pulsewidths of 850 fs have been achieved at a repetition rate of 116 GHz, with average powers of about 8 mW. The drive current range over which mode-locking is observed is enhanced compared with passive mode-locking in multisection lasers. The physical mechanisms believed to be responsible for the mode-locked operation arise directly from the nature of the taper itself. Due to the single contact electrical driving conditions, this device is suitable for obtaining mode-locked pulses in a very simple manner and, unlike multisection lasers, can be easily mounted p-side down for efficient heat-sinking for cw mode-locked operation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 135-136 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 8th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society. Part 1 (of 2) - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Oct 30 1995 → Nov 2 1995 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1995 8th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society. Part 1 (of 2) |
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| City | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Period | 10/30/95 → 11/2/95 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering