Mode-locking at very high repetition rates more than terahertz in passively mode-locked distributed-Bragg-reflector laser diodes

被引：127

作者：

Arahira, S

Matsui, Y

Ogawa, Y

机构：

[1] Semiconductor Technology Laboratory, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Hachioji

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 1996年 / 32卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1109/3.517021

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：

We propose a technique for achieving mode-locking at very high repetition rates more than terahertz with high output power using a distributed-Bragg-reflector (DBR) laser, including an intracavity saturable absorber. This method is based on harmonic passive mode-locking at high gain levels and the selectivity of harmonic numbers related to the spectrum-filtering property of the intracavity Bragg reflector. Transform-limited pulses at repetition rates from 500 GHz to 1.54 THz were generated with an output power exceeding 15 mW. We studied stability of harmonic pulses by using conventional self-consistent mode-locking equations. We also discuss the effect of the spectrum-filtering properties of the intracavity Bragg reflector to the characteristics of mode-locked pulses.

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页码：1211 / 1224

页数：14

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