Generation of mode-locked optical pulses at 1035 nm from a fiber Bragg grating stabilized semiconductor laser diode
Generation of mode-locked optical pulses at 1035 nm from a fiber Bragg grating stabilized semiconductor laser diode
We report the generation of transform-limited, ~18 ps optical pulses from a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) stabilized semiconductor laser diode. Up to 7.2 pJ of pulse energy and a peak power of 400mW were achieved when operating at a repetition frequency of 832.6 MHz, a multiple of the cavity (diode + FBG) free spectral range (FSR). A small detuning in the repetition frequency resulted in broader optical pulses. We have shown experimentally the transition from a gain-switched regime of operation to mode-locked operation once the injection current modulation frequency is set to match a harmonic of the cavity FSR. The transition also results in a reduction in the timing jitter of the optical pulses.
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Teh, Peh Siong
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Alam, Shaif-ul
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Shepherd, David P.
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Richardson, David J.
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Teh, Peh Siong
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Alam, Shaif-ul
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Shepherd, David P.
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Richardson, David J.
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Teh, Peh Siong, Alam, Shaif-ul, Shepherd, David P. and Richardson, David J.
(2014)
Generation of mode-locked optical pulses at 1035 nm from a fiber Bragg grating stabilized semiconductor laser diode.
Optics Express, 22 (11), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.22.013366).
Abstract
We report the generation of transform-limited, ~18 ps optical pulses from a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) stabilized semiconductor laser diode. Up to 7.2 pJ of pulse energy and a peak power of 400mW were achieved when operating at a repetition frequency of 832.6 MHz, a multiple of the cavity (diode + FBG) free spectral range (FSR). A small detuning in the repetition frequency resulted in broader optical pulses. We have shown experimentally the transition from a gain-switched regime of operation to mode-locked operation once the injection current modulation frequency is set to match a harmonic of the cavity FSR. The transition also results in a reduction in the timing jitter of the optical pulses.
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Published date: 2014
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