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Multimode Physics in the Mode Locking of Semiconductor Quantum Dot Lasers

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Quantum dot lasers are an attractive option for light sources in silicon photonic integrated circuits. Thanks to the three-dimensional charge carrier confinement in quantum dots, high material gain, low noise and large temperature stability can be achieved. This paper discusses, both theoretically and experimentally, the advantages of silicon-based quantum dot lasers for passive mode-locking applications. Using a frequency domain approach, i.e., with the laser electric field described in terms of a superposition of passive cavity eigenmodes, a precise quantitative description of the conditions for frequency comb and pulse train formation is supported, along with a concise explanation of the progression to mode locking via Adler’s equation. The path to transform-limited performance is discussed and compared to the experimental beat-note spectrum and mode-locked pulse generation. A theory/experiment comparison is also used to extract the experimental group velocity dispersion, which is a key obstacle to transform-limited performance. Finally, the linewidth enhancement contribution to the group velocity dispersion is investigated. For passively mode-locked quantum dot lasers directly grown on silicon, our experimental and theoretical investigations provide a self-consistent accounting of the multimode interactions giving rise to the locking mechanism, gain saturation, mode competition and carrier-induced refractive index.
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hal-04555391 , version 1 (22-04-2024)

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Frédéric Grillot, Weng W Chow, Bozhang Dong, Shihao Ding, Heming Huang, et al.. Multimode Physics in the Mode Locking of Semiconductor Quantum Dot Lasers. Applied Sciences, 2022, 12 (7), pp.1-14. ⟨10.3390/app12073504⟩. ⟨hal-04555391⟩
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