MONOLITHIC COLLIDING-PULSE MODE-LOCKED QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

被引:148
作者
CHEN, YK [1 ]
WU, MC [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,SEMICOND ELECTR RES DEPT,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1109/3.159526
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Integration of the whole mode-locked laser onto a single piece of semiconductor offers a great deal of advantages, including total elimination of optical alignment processes, improved mechanical stability, and the generation of short optical pulses at much higher repetition frequencies. We utilize the semiconductor laser processing technologies to implement the colliding-pulse mode-locking (CPM) scheme, which is known to effectively shorten the pulses and,increase stability, on a miniature monolithic semiconductor cavity. In this paper, we review the principles and recent progress of monolithic colliding-pulse mode-locked quantum-well lasers.
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页码:2176 / 2185
页数:10
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