Abstract
We investigated the detailed characteristics of synchronization of mode-locked laser diodes (MLLD's) by subharmonic optical pulse injection. It was shown that optical harmonic injection mode-locking was not very sensitive to injection pulse shapes. In the time domain, subharmonic injection pulses were multiplexed inside the MLLD and these multiplexed pulses effectively modulated the absorbance of the saturable absorber at the MLLD's repetition frequency. It was also found in the spectral domain that injection pulse trains should have optical spectrum components broader than the MLLD's intermode spacing, and injection spectral components should couple to at least two modes of the MLLD.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 508-513 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 Sep |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering