Stabilization of a passively mode-locked laser by continuous wave optical injection

Abstract

We investigate numerically and experimentally the properties of a passively mode locked quantum dot semiconductor laser under the influence of cw optical injection. We demonstrate that the waveform instability at high pumping for these devices can be overcome when one mode of the device is locked to the injected master laser and additionally show spectral narrowing and tunability. Experimental and numerical analyses demonstrate that the stable locking boundaries are similar to these obtained for optical injection in CW lasers.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3483231
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
Additional Information: Copyright © 2010 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 101105 (2010) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3483231
Uncontrolled Keywords: laser mode locking,quantum dot lasers,laser stability
Publication ISSN: 1077-3118
Last Modified: 04 Nov 2024 08:30
Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2014 08:05
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Published Date: 2010-09-07
Authors: Rebrova, Natalia
Habruseva, Tatiana
Huyet, Guillaume
Hegarty, Stephen P.

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