BROAD-BAND WAVELENGTH TUNABLE PICOSECOND PULSES FROM CW PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED 2-SECTION MULTIPLE QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

被引:17
作者
SCHRANS, T
SANDERS, S
YARIV, A
机构
[1] Department of Applied Physics 128–95, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1109/68.127201
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Wavelength tunable CW passive mode-locking of a two-section quantum-well laser coupled to an external cavity is demonstrated. A tuning range of 26 nm is achieved with typical autocorrelation full widths at half maximum of 4.5 ps.
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页码:323 / 326
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