Stable mode-locked pulses from mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Christine Y. Wang, L. Kuznetsova, L. Diehl, F. Kärtner, M. A. Belkin, H. Schneider, H. C. Liu, Federico Capasso

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Abstract

We report direct evidence of active mode-locking of quantum cascade lasers from second-order interferometric autocorrelation measurements with a non-linear quantum well infrared photodetector. A FWHM of 3ps was deduced for the stable train of pulses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2008
PublisherOptical Society of America
ISBN (Print)9781557528599
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2008 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 4 May 20089 May 2008

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period4/05/089/05/08

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