Mode-locking in vertical external-cavity surface-emitting lasers with type-II quantum-well configurations
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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 24, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5098903
Entities
People
- I. Kilen
- J. Hader
- Jerome V. Moloney
- Stephan W. Koch
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- University of Arizona
- University of Marburg