Active mode-locking of conventional diode laser by using external cavity

Hiroki Nakatsuka*, Kazi Monowar Abedin, Sadao Uemura

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Abstract

We have actively mode-locked a commercially available conventional diode laser by using an external cavity. A single layer anti-reflection coating was applied to the output end surface of the laser diode. The laser was driven by ultrashort current pulses from a comb generator, and the pulse separation and the round trip time of the cavity were made equal to 10.56 ns. The output was a clean single-peak pulse train without any side peaks. The pulse width measured by a synchroscan streak camera was 20 ps.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-372
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Communications
Volume78
Issue number5-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 15 1990
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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