Wavelength-tunable prism-coupled external cavity passively mode-locked quantum-dot laser

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/24/6/068103

Abstract

A wavelength-tunable mode-locked quantum dot laser using an InAs/GaAs quantum-dot gain medium and a discrete semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is demonstrated. A dispersion prism, which has lower optical loss and less spectral narrowing than a blazed grating, is used for wavelength selection and tuning. A wavelength tuning range of 45.5 nm (from 1137.3 nm to 1182.8 nm) under 140-mA injection current in the passive mode-locked regime is achieved. The maximum average power of 19 mW is obtained at the 1170.3-nm wavelength, corresponding to the single pulse energy of 36.5 pJ.

Keywords: quantum dot mode-locked laser prism-coupled external cavity tunability

Received: 19 January 2015
Revised: 09 February 2015
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PACS:	81.07.Ta	(Quantum dots)
	42.60.Fc	(Modulation, tuning, and mode locking)
	42.79.Bh	(Lenses, prisms and mirrors)
	81.16.Dn	(Self-assembly)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61274072) and the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2013AA014201).

Corresponding Authors: Jin Peng
E-mail: pengjin@semi.ac.cn

About author: 81.07.Ta; 42.60.Fc; 42.79.Bh; 81.16.Dn

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Wu Yan-Hua (吴艳华), Wu Jian (吴剑), Jin Peng (金鹏), Wang Fei-Fei (王飞飞), Hu Fa-Jie (胡发杰), Wei Heng (魏恒), Wang Zhan-Guo (王占国) Wavelength-tunable prism-coupled external cavity passively mode-locked quantum-dot laser 2015 Chin. Phys. B 24 068103

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