• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 6, 186 (2014)
Vincenzo Pusino1、*, Michael J. Strain1、2, and Marc Sorel1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Engineering, University of Glasgow—Rankine Building, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G128LT, UK
  • 2Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.2.000186 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Vincenzo Pusino, Michael J. Strain, Marc Sorel. Passive mode-locking in semiconductor lasers with saturable absorbers bandgap shifted through quantum well intermixing[J]. Photonics Research, 2014, 2(6): 186 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the fabricated device geometry.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the fabricated device geometry.
    (a) Schematic of the setup used to test the obtained bandgap shift and (b) band edge comparison between nonintermixed and intermixed cases for 2 μm wide waveguides.
    Fig. 2. (a) Schematic of the setup used to test the obtained bandgap shift and (b) band edge comparison between nonintermixed and intermixed cases for 2 μm wide waveguides.
    Comparison between pulses with FWHM of (a) 1.4 ps and (b) 2.7 ps for a SMLL whose blue-detuned SA is 7% of the total cavity length.
    Fig. 3. Comparison between pulses with FWHM of (a) 1.4 ps and (b) 2.7 ps for a SMLL whose blue-detuned SA is 7% of the total cavity length.
    Color maps show the FWHM of the IAC pulses emitted by the SMLLs with intermixed SAs for absorbers whose length is (left) 1% of the cavity length and (right) 2%.
    Fig. 4. Color maps show the FWHM of the IAC pulses emitted by the SMLLs with intermixed SAs for absorbers whose length is (left) 1% of the cavity length and (right) 2%.
    Color maps show the areas where the FWHM of the IAC pulses is lower than 2.5 ps for (a) one SMLL with nonintermixed 7% SA and (b) a device with a blue-detuned 7% SA; (c) and (d) show an enlarged section of the maps for currents between 250 and 350 mA.
    Fig. 5. Color maps show the areas where the FWHM of the IAC pulses is lower than 2.5 ps for (a) one SMLL with nonintermixed 7% SA and (b) a device with a blue-detuned 7% SA; (c) and (d) show an enlarged section of the maps for currents between 250 and 350 mA.
    Color maps show the TBP of the pulses for (a) one SMLL with nonintermixed 7% SA and (b) a device with a blue-detuned 7% SA, for currents between 250 and 350 mA.
    Fig. 6. Color maps show the TBP of the pulses for (a) one SMLL with nonintermixed 7% SA and (b) a device with a blue-detuned 7% SA, for currents between 250 and 350 mA.
    Vincenzo Pusino, Michael J. Strain, Marc Sorel. Passive mode-locking in semiconductor lasers with saturable absorbers bandgap shifted through quantum well intermixing[J]. Photonics Research, 2014, 2(6): 186
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