Mode-locking in vertical external-cavity surface-emitting lasers with type-II quantum-well configurations
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Univ Arizona, Coll Opt SciUniv Arizona, Dept Math
Issue Date
2019-06
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Kilen, I., Koch, S. W., Hader, J., & Moloney, J. V. (2019). Mode-locking in vertical external-cavity surface-emitting lasers with type-II quantum-well configurations. Applied Physics Letters, 114(25), 252102.Journal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
A microscopic study of mode-locked pulse generation is presented for vertical external-cavity surface-emitting lasers utilizing type-II quantum well configurations. The coupled Maxwell semiconductor Bloch equations are solved numerically where the type-II carrier replenishment is modeled via suitably chosen reservoirs. Conditions for stable mode-locked pulses are identified allowing for pulses in the 100 fs range. Design strategies for type-II configurations are proposed that avoid potentially unstable pulse dynamics.Note
12 month embargo; published online: 25 June 2019ISSN
0003-6951EISSN
1077-3118Version
Final published versionSponsors
Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-17-1-0246]; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Sonderforschungsbereich 1083]ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1063/1.5098903