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Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser

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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
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

quantum dot, diode laser, mode-locked lasers, dark pulses, pulse propagation, temporal solitons
Optoelectronics, Manufacturing and Quantum information science

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 October 14, 2025)

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Created June 7, 2010, Updated June 2, 2021
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