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Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser

Published

Author(s)

Mingming M. Feng, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard P. Mirin, Steven T. Cundiff

Abstract

We describe an operating regime for passively mode-locked quantum dot diode laser where the output consists of a train of dark pulses, i.e., intensity dips on a continuous background. We show that a dark pulse train is a solution to the master equation for mode-locked lasers. Using simulations, we study stability of the dark pulses and show they are consistent with the experimental results.
Citation
Optics Express
Volume
18
Issue
127499

Keywords

quantum dot, diode laser, mode-locked lasers, dark pulses, pulse propagation, temporal solitons

Citation

Feng, M. , Silverman, K. , Mirin, R. and Cundiff, S. (2010), Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser, Optics Express, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=907918 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created June 7, 2010, Updated June 2, 2021