Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser

doi:10.1364/OE.18.013385

Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser

Mingming Feng, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard P. Mirin, and Steven T. Cundiff »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 13, pp. 13385-13395 (2010)
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Abstract

We describe an operating regime for passively mode-locked quantum dot diode laser where the output consists of a train of dark pulses, i.e., intensity dips on a continuous background. We show that a dark pulse train is a solution to the master equation for mode-locked lasers. Using simulations, we study stability of the dark pulses and show they are consistent with the experimental results.

OCIS Codes
(140.2020) Lasers and laser optics : Diode lasers
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: April 23, 2010
Revised Manuscript: May 22, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: May 25, 2010
Published: June 7, 2010

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Mingming Feng, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard P. Mirin, and Steven T. Cundiff, "Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser," Opt. Express 18, 13385-13395 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-13-13385

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A. M. Weiner, Ultrafast Optics (Wiley, 2009).
J.-C. Diels, and W. Rudolp, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena (Academic Press, 2006) 2nd ed.
S. Mukamel, Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy, (Oxford University Press, 1995).
S. T. Cundiff, “Coherent spectroscopy of semiconductors,” Opt. Express 16(7), 4639–4664 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. Dorrer, “High-speed measurements for optical telecommunication systems,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12(4), 843–858 (2006). [CrossRef]
S. T. Cundiff and J. Ye, “Colloquium: Femtosecond optical frequency combs,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 75(1), 325–342 (2003). [CrossRef]
F. Krausz and M. Ivanov, “Attosecond physics,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 81(1), 163–234 (2009). [CrossRef]
Y. Kivshar and B. Luther-Davies, “Dark optical solitons: physics and applications,” Phys. Rep. 298(2-3), 81–197 (1998). [CrossRef]
M. Nakazawa and K. Suzuki, “Generation of a pseudorandom dark soliton data train and its coherent detection by one-bit-shifting with a mach-zehnder interferometer,” Electron. Lett. 31(13), 1084–1085 (1995). [CrossRef]
D. J. Richardson, R. P. Chamberlin, L. Dong, and D. N. Payne, “Experimental demonstration of 100ghz dark soliton generation and propagation using a dispersion decreasing fiber,” Electron. Lett. 30(16), 1326–1327 (1994). [CrossRef]
O. G. Okhotnikov and F. M. Araujo, “Pulse generation through optical switching in phase driven loop mirror,” Electron. Lett. 31(25), 2197–2198 (1995). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, R. J. Hawkins, R. N. Thurston, E. M. Kirschner, D. E. Leaird, and W. J. Tomlinson, “Experimental observation of the fundamental dark soliton in optical fibers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 61(21), 2445–2448 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Haelterman and P. Emplit, “Optical dark soliton trains generated by passive spectral filtering technique,” Electron. Lett. 29(4), 356–357 (1993). [CrossRef]
P. Emplit, M. Haelterman, R. Kashyap, and M. DeLathouwer, “Fiber Bragg grating for optical dark soliton generation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 9(8), 1122–1124 (1997). [CrossRef]
D. M. Pataca, M. L. Rocha, R. Kashyap, and K. Smith, “Bright and dark pulse generation in an optically modelocked fiber laser at 1.3 μm,” Electron. Lett. 31(1), 35–36 (1995). [CrossRef]
M. Kauer, J. R. A. Cleaver, J. J. Baumberg, and A. P. Heberle, “Femtosecond dynamics in semiconductor lasers: Dark pulse formation,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 72(13), 1626–1628 (1998). [CrossRef]
J. Zimmermann, S. T. Cundiff, G. von Plessen, J. Feldmann, M. Arzberger, G. Bohm, M. C. Amann, and G. Abstreiter, “Dark pulse formation in a quantum-dot laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 79(1), 18–20 (2001). [CrossRef]
H. Zhang, D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, and X. Wu, “Dark pulse emission of a fiber laser,” Phys. Rev. A 80(4), 045803 (2009). [CrossRef]
H. A. Haus, “Theory of mode-locking with a fast saturable absorber,” J. Appl. Phys. 46(7), 3049–3058 (1975). [CrossRef]
E. U. Rafailov, M. A. Cataluna, and W. Sibbett, “Mode-locked quantum-dot lasers,” Nat. Photonics 1(7), 395–401 (2007). [CrossRef]
M. van der Poel and J. M. Hvam, “Ultrafast dynamics of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers,” J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 18(S1), 51–55 (2007). [CrossRef]
S. Tsuda, W. H. Knox, S. T. Cundiff, W. Y. Jan, and J. E. Cunningham, “Mode-locking ultrafast solid-state lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2(3), 454–464 (1996). [CrossRef]
A. E. Siegman, Lasers (University Science Books, 1986)
J.-C. Diels, and W. Rudolph, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, 2nd edition, (Academic Press, 2006)
H. A. Haus, “Parameter ranges for CW passive mode-locking,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 12(3), 169–176 (1976). [CrossRef]
F. X. Kärtner, J. A. D. Au, and U. Keller, “Mode-locking with slow and fast saturable absorbers - What's the difference?” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 4(2), 159–168 (1998). [CrossRef]
K. L. Silverman, R. P. Mirin, S. T. Cundiff, and A. G. Norman, “Direct measurement of polarization resolved transition dipole moment in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 82(25), 4552–4554 (2003). [CrossRef]
T. Sylvestre, S. Coen, P. Emplit, and M. Haelterman, “Self-induced modulational instability laser revisited: normal dispersion and dark-pulse train generation,” Opt. Lett. 27(7), 482–484 (2002). [CrossRef]

Abstreiter, G.
Amann, M. C.
Araujo, F. M.
Arzberger, M.
Au, J. A. D.
Baumberg, J. J.
Bohm, G.
Cataluna, M. A.
Chamberlin, R. P.
Cleaver, J. R. A.
Coen, S.
Cundiff, S. T.
Cunningham, J. E.
DeLathouwer, M.
Dong, L.
Dorrer, C.
Emplit, P.
Feldmann, J.
Haelterman, M.
Haus, H. A.
Hawkins, R. J.
Heberle, A. P.
Heritage, J. P.
Hvam, J. M.
Ivanov, M.
Jan, W. Y.
Kärtner, F. X.
Kashyap, R.
Kauer, M.
Keller, U.
Kirschner, E. M.
Kivshar, Y.
Knox, W. H.
Krausz, F.
Leaird, D. E.
Luther-Davies, B.
Mirin, R. P.
Nakazawa, M.
Norman, A. G.
Okhotnikov, O. G.
Pataca, D. M.
Payne, D. N.
Rafailov, E. U.
Richardson, D. J.
Rocha, M. L.
Sibbett, W.
Silverman, K. L.
Smith, K.
Suzuki, K.
Sylvestre, T.
Tang, D. Y.
Thurston, R. N.
Tomlinson, W. J.
Tsuda, S.
van der Poel, M.
von Plessen, G.
Weiner, A. M.
Wu, X.
Ye, J.
Zhang, H.
Zhao, L. M.
Zimmermann, J.

Appl. Phys. Lett.

M. Kauer, J. R. A. Cleaver, J. J. Baumberg, and A. P. Heberle, “Femtosecond dynamics in semiconductor lasers: Dark pulse formation,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 72(13), 1626–1628 (1998). [CrossRef]
J. Zimmermann, S. T. Cundiff, G. von Plessen, J. Feldmann, M. Arzberger, G. Bohm, M. C. Amann, and G. Abstreiter, “Dark pulse formation in a quantum-dot laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 79(1), 18–20 (2001). [CrossRef]
K. L. Silverman, R. P. Mirin, S. T. Cundiff, and A. G. Norman, “Direct measurement of polarization resolved transition dipole moment in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 82(25), 4552–4554 (2003). [CrossRef]

Electron. Lett.

D. M. Pataca, M. L. Rocha, R. Kashyap, and K. Smith, “Bright and dark pulse generation in an optically modelocked fiber laser at 1.3 μm,” Electron. Lett. 31(1), 35–36 (1995). [CrossRef]
M. Haelterman and P. Emplit, “Optical dark soliton trains generated by passive spectral filtering technique,” Electron. Lett. 29(4), 356–357 (1993). [CrossRef]
M. Nakazawa and K. Suzuki, “Generation of a pseudorandom dark soliton data train and its coherent detection by one-bit-shifting with a mach-zehnder interferometer,” Electron. Lett. 31(13), 1084–1085 (1995). [CrossRef]
D. J. Richardson, R. P. Chamberlin, L. Dong, and D. N. Payne, “Experimental demonstration of 100ghz dark soliton generation and propagation using a dispersion decreasing fiber,” Electron. Lett. 30(16), 1326–1327 (1994). [CrossRef]
O. G. Okhotnikov and F. M. Araujo, “Pulse generation through optical switching in phase driven loop mirror,” Electron. Lett. 31(25), 2197–2198 (1995). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

H. A. Haus, “Parameter ranges for CW passive mode-locking,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 12(3), 169–176 (1976). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.

F. X. Kärtner, J. A. D. Au, and U. Keller, “Mode-locking with slow and fast saturable absorbers - What's the difference?” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 4(2), 159–168 (1998). [CrossRef]
S. Tsuda, W. H. Knox, S. T. Cundiff, W. Y. Jan, and J. E. Cunningham, “Mode-locking ultrafast solid-state lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2(3), 454–464 (1996). [CrossRef]
C. Dorrer, “High-speed measurements for optical telecommunication systems,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12(4), 843–858 (2006). [CrossRef]

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.

P. Emplit, M. Haelterman, R. Kashyap, and M. DeLathouwer, “Fiber Bragg grating for optical dark soliton generation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 9(8), 1122–1124 (1997). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

H. A. Haus, “Theory of mode-locking with a fast saturable absorber,” J. Appl. Phys. 46(7), 3049–3058 (1975). [CrossRef]

J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron.

M. van der Poel and J. M. Hvam, “Ultrafast dynamics of quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers,” J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 18(S1), 51–55 (2007). [CrossRef]

Nat. Photonics

E. U. Rafailov, M. A. Cataluna, and W. Sibbett, “Mode-locked quantum-dot lasers,” Nat. Photonics 1(7), 395–401 (2007). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

S. T. Cundiff, “Coherent spectroscopy of semiconductors,” Opt. Express 16(7), 4639–4664 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

T. Sylvestre, S. Coen, P. Emplit, and M. Haelterman, “Self-induced modulational instability laser revisited: normal dispersion and dark-pulse train generation,” Opt. Lett. 27(7), 482–484 (2002). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rep.

Y. Kivshar and B. Luther-Davies, “Dark optical solitons: physics and applications,” Phys. Rep. 298(2-3), 81–197 (1998). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. A

H. Zhang, D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, and X. Wu, “Dark pulse emission of a fiber laser,” Phys. Rev. A 80(4), 045803 (2009). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

A. M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, R. J. Hawkins, R. N. Thurston, E. M. Kirschner, D. E. Leaird, and W. J. Tomlinson, “Experimental observation of the fundamental dark soliton in optical fibers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 61(21), 2445–2448 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Rev. Mod. Phys.

S. T. Cundiff and J. Ye, “Colloquium: Femtosecond optical frequency combs,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 75(1), 325–342 (2003). [CrossRef]
F. Krausz and M. Ivanov, “Attosecond physics,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 81(1), 163–234 (2009). [CrossRef]

Other

A. M. Weiner, Ultrafast Optics (Wiley, 2009).
J.-C. Diels, and W. Rudolp, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena (Academic Press, 2006) 2nd ed.
S. Mukamel, Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy, (Oxford University Press, 1995).
A. E. Siegman, Lasers (University Science Books, 1986)
J.-C. Diels, and W. Rudolph, Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, 2nd edition, (Academic Press, 2006)

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