Stable mode-locked operation up to 80 °C from an InGaAs quantum-dot laser

Maria Ana Cataluna*, Edik U. Rafailov, A. D. McRobbie, Wilson Sibbett, Daniil A. Livshits, A. R. Kovsh

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Abstract

We demonstrate the mode-locked operation of a two-section quantum-dot laser in a broad temperature range. Stable mode-locking was observed at temperatures ranging from 20 °C to 70 °C, with signal-to-noise ratios well over 20 dB and a - 3-dB linewidth smaller than 80 kHz. In the temperature range between 70 °C and 80 °C, the mode-locking was less stable. It was found that in order to provide stable mode-locked operation with increasing temperature, the reverse bias on the absorber section must be reduced accordingly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1500-1502
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume18
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2006

Keywords

  • Broad temperature range
  • Mode-locked lasers
  • Quantum dots (QDs)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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