Salvatore, Randal A. and Sanders, Steve and Schrans, Thomas and Yariv, Amnon (1996) Supermodes of high-repetition-rate passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 32 (6). pp. 941-952. ISSN 0018-9197. doi:10.1109/3.502370. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:SALieeejqe96
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Abstract
We present a steady-state analysis of high-repetition-rate passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers. The analysis includes effects of amplitude-to-phase coupling in both gain and absorber sections. A many-mode eigenvalue approach is presented to obtain supermode solutions. Using a nearest-neighbor mode coupling approximation, chirp-free pulse generation and electrically chirp-controlled operation are explained for the first time. The presence of a nonzero alpha parameter is found to change the symmetry of the supermode and significantly reduce the mode-locking range over which the lowest order supermode remains the minimum gain solution. An increase in absorber strength tends to lead to downchirped pulses. The effects of individual laser parameters are considered, and agreement with recent experimental results is discussed.
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| Subject Keywords: | MILLIMETER-WAVE FREQUENCIES, SATURABLE ABSORBER, LOCKING, PULSES, MODULATION, AMPLIFIERS, STABILITY, GHZ | ||||||
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| DOI: | 10.1109/3.502370 | ||||||
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