Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser

We describe an operating regime for passively mode-locked quantum dot diode laser where the output consists of a train of dark pulses, i.e., intensity dips on a continuous background. We show that a dark pulse train is a solution to the master equation for mode-locked lasers. Using simulations, we s...

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Published in:Optics express 2010-06, Vol.18 (13), p.13385-13395
Main Authors: Feng, Mingming, Silverman, Kevin L, Mirin, Richard P, Cundiff, Steven T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Simulation
Equipment Design
Lasers, Semiconductor
Models, Theoretical
Optics and Photonics - instrumentation
Optics and Photonics - methods
Quantum Dots
Semiconductors
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Summary:We describe an operating regime for passively mode-locked quantum dot diode laser where the output consists of a train of dark pulses, i.e., intensity dips on a continuous background. We show that a dark pulse train is a solution to the master equation for mode-locked lasers. Using simulations, we study stability of the dark pulses and show they are consistent with the experimental results.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.18.013385