Study of passive mode locking of semiconductor lasers using time-domain modeling
- 15 November 1993
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 63 (20) , 2717-2719
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.110364
Abstract
Large signal dynamics of passive mode locking of semiconductor lasers is studied in the time domain. A two-section structure is modeled by numerical evaluation of the traveling wave rate equations. The results show simultaneous occurrence of mode locking and self-pulsation over a large parameter range. Typical transient time for mode locking is about 0.2–1.0 ns, and pulse widths of 1.5–8 ps are observed.Keywords
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