Self-Mode-Locking of a Semiconductor Laser Using Positive Feedback

Author Info

Dennis J. Derickson, University of California - Santa BarbaraFollow
R. J. Helkey, University of California - Santa Barbara
A. Mar, University of California - Santa Barbara
P. A. Morton, University of California - Santa Barbara
J. E. Bowers, University of California - Santa Barbara

Recommended Citation

Published in Applied Physics Letters, Volume 56, Issue 7, January 1, 1990, pages 7-9.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Dennis Derickson was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.102658.

Abstract

A new mode-locking technique, self-mode-locking, is described which uses the detected optical pulses from the mode-locked laser as the active driving source. This technique forms narrow-width mode-locked optical pulses at low repetition rates without the use of a microwave synthesizer

Disciplines

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Copyright

1990 American Institute of Physics.

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