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Broad Repetition-Rate Tunable Quantum-Dot External-Cavity Passively Mode-Locked Laser with Extremely Narrow Radio Frequency Linewidth

Ding, Y; Cataluna, MA; Nikitichev, D; Krestnikov, I; Livshits, D; Rafailov, E; (2011) Broad Repetition-Rate Tunable Quantum-Dot External-Cavity Passively Mode-Locked Laser with Extremely Narrow Radio Frequency Linewidth. Applied Physics Express , 4 (6) , Article 062703. 10.1143/APEX.4.062703. Green open access

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Abstract

We report on a systematic investigation of a repetition-rate-tunable quantum-dot external-cavity passively mode-locked laser with a quasi-continuous frequency tuning range from 1 GHz to a record-low value of 191 MHz. A nearly constant pulse peak power at the different pulse repetition rates is revealed in the continuous frequency tuning range. The trend and optimization of the stable fundamental mode-locking are presented and interpreted. An RF linewidth of a record value of ~30 Hz is demonstrated, which indicates the low noise operation and high stability of the quantum-dot external-cavity passively mode-locked laser.

Type: Article
Title: Broad Repetition-Rate Tunable Quantum-Dot External-Cavity Passively Mode-Locked Laser with Extremely Narrow Radio Frequency Linewidth
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1143/APEX.4.062703
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/APEX.4.062703
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2011 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1462813
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