On-chip mode-locked laser diode structure using multimode interference reflectors

C.Gordon; R.Guzman; X.Leijtens; G.Carpintero

doi:10.1364/PRJ.3.000015

[1] M. Smit, X. Leijtens, E. Bente, J. Van der Tol, H. Ambrosius, D. Robbins, M. Wale, N. Grote, M. Schell. Generic foundry model for InP-based photonics. IET Optoelectron., 5, 187-194(2011).

[2] K. A. Williams, M. G. Thompson, I. H. White. Long-wavelength monolithic mode-locked diode lasers. New J. Phys., 6, 179(2004).

[3] X. Guo, A. H. Quarterman, V. F. Olle, A. Wonfor, R. V. Penty, I. H. White. Variable repetition rate monolithically integrated mode-locked-laser-modulator-MOPA device. 23rd International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC)(2012).

[4] L. Hou, M. Haji, B. Qiu, A. C. Bryce. Mode-locked laser array monolithically integrated with MMI combiner, SOA, and EA modulator. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., 23, 1064-1066(2011).

[5] J. Akbar, L. Hou, M. Haji, R. Dylewicz, M. J. Strain, J. H. Marsh, A. C. Bryce, A. E. Kelly. High average power (200 mW) 40 GHz mode-locked DBR lasers with integrated tapered optical amplifiers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), CW1N.7(2012).

[6] S. Joshi, N. Chimot, R. Rosales, S. Barbet, A. Accard, A. Ramdane, F. Lelarge. Mode locked InAs/InP quantum dash based DBR Laser monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier. International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM)(2013).

[7] J. P. Hohimer, G. A. Vawter. Passive mode locking of monolithic semiconductor ring lasers at 86 GHz. Appl. Phys. Lett., 63, 1598-1600(1993).

[8] H. Cao, H. Deng, H. Ling, C. Liu, V. A. Smagley, R. B. Caldwell, G. Smolyakov, A. L. Gray, L. F. Lester, P. G. Eliseev, M. Osinski. Unidirectional operation of quantum-dot ring lasers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 3, 1793-1795(2005).

[9] M. Tahvili, Y. Barbarin, X. Leijtens, T. de Vries, E. Smalbrugge, J. Bolk, H. Ambrosius, M. Smit, E. Bente. Directional control of optical power in integrated InP/InGaAsP extended cavity mode-locked ring lasers. Opt. Lett., 36, 2462-2464(2011).

[10] L. Hou, M. Haji, J. H. Marsh. Monolithic mode-locked laser with an integrated optical amplifier for low-noise and high-power operation. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., 19, 1100808(2013).

[11] E. Kleijn, M. K. Smit, X. J. M. Leijtens. Multimode interference reflectors: a new class of components for photonic integrated circuits. J. Lightwave Technol., 31, 3055-3063(2013).

[12] J. Zhao, E. Kleijn, P. J. Williams, M. K. Smit, X. J. M. Leijtens. On-chip laser with multimode interference reflectors realized in a generic integration platform. Compound Semiconductor Week (CSW/IPRM), 2011 and 23rd International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 1-4(2011).

[13] L. Xu, X. J. M. Leijtens, B. Docter, T. De Vries, E. Smalbrugge, F. Karouta, M. K. Smit. MMI-reflector: a novel on-chip reflector for photonic integrated circuits. 35th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), 1-2(2009).

[14] D. J. Jones, L. M. Zhang, J. E. Carroll, D. D. Marcenac. Dynamics of monolithic passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers. IEEE J. Quantum Electron., 31, 1051-1058(1995).

[15] T. Shimizu, I. Ogura, H. Yokoyama. 860 GHz rate asymmetric colliding pulse mode locked diode lasers. Electron. Lett., 33, 1868-1869(1997).

[16]

[17] K. Merghem, A. Akrout, A. Martinez, G. Moreau, J.-P. Tourrenc, F. Lelarge, F. Van Dijk, G.-H. Duan, G. Aubin, A. Ramdane. Short pulse generation using a passively mode locked single InGaAsP/InP quantum well laser. Opt. Express, 16, 10675-10683(2008).

CLP Journals