STUDY OF PASSIVE-MODE LOCKING OF SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS USING TIME-DOMAIN MODELING

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YANG, W
GOPINATH, A
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[1] University of Minnesota, Department of Electrical Engineering, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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10.1063/1.110364
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Large signal dynamics of passive mode locking of semiconductor lasers is studied in the time domain. A two-section structure is modeled by numerical evaluation of the traveling wave rate equations. The results show simultaneous occurrence of mode locking and self-pulsation over a large parameter range. Typical transient time for mode locking is about 0.2-1.0 ns, and pulse widths of 1.5-8 ps are observed.
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