Passively mode-locked laser diodes with bandgap-wavelength detuned saturable absorbers
Authors:
- S. ArahiraSAS. Arahira
- Y. KatoYKY. Kato
- Y. OgawaYOY. Ogawa
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 11 (11) , 1363-1365
Abstract
We fabricated monolithic passively mode-locked laser diodes with bandgap-wavelength detuned saturable absorbers using selective growth. The pulsewidth shortened with increasing detuning of the absorber toward shorter wavelengths. For the detuned absorber, the pulsewidth was reduced to 1.2 ps, compared to 2.6 ps for the nondetuned absorber. This originated in broadened mode-locked spectra and reduced absorption recovery time under larger reverse bias voltages for detuned saturable absorbers.Keywords
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