Nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor quantum well structures near 1.55 um

Mark F. Krol; Michael J. Hayduk; Steven T. Johns; Kenneth J. Teegarden; Gary W. Wicks

doi:10.1117/12.243113

14 June 1996 Nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor quantum well structures near 1.55 μm

Mark F. Krol, Michael J. Hayduk, Steven T. Johns, Kenneth J. Teegarden, Gary W. Wicks

Proceedings Volume 2749, Photonic Component Engineering and Applications; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243113
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We present an experimental study of mode-locking in linear- cavity erbium-doped fiber lasers which use MQW mirrors as saturable reflectors. From the results of single-beam, nonlinear transmission measurements, we have found the saturation intensity of the MQW mirrors to be greatly dependent on the wavelength of the incident radiation with respect to the MQW bandedge. For satisfactory mode-locked laser performance, we have found that the MQW mirrors must have a sufficiently high saturation intensity to provide the required intensity discrimination to initiate and sustain modelocked operation.

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Mark F. Krol, Michael J. Hayduk, Steven T. Johns, Kenneth J. Teegarden, and Gary W. Wicks "Nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor quantum well structures near 1.55 μm", Proc. SPIE 2749, Photonic Component Engineering and Applications, (14 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243113

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