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Hybrid and Passive Mode-Locking of a Monolithic Two-Section MQW InGaN/GaN Laser Diode
Nicolas Grandjean, Jean-François Carlin, Jean-Michel Jacques Lamy, Luca Alex Milo Sulmoni
2013
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2013
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Abstract
We report the first hybrid mode-locking of a monolithic two-section multiple quantum well InGaN based laser diode. This device, with a length of 1.5 mm, has a 50-mu m-long absorber section located at the back facet and generates a continuous stable 28.6 GHz pulse train with an average output power of 9.4 mW at an emission wavelength of 422 nm. Under hybrid mode-locking, the pulse width reduces to 4 ps, the peak power increases to 72 mW, and the microwave linewidth reduces by 13 dB to
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