Frequency-modulation mode locking of a semiconductor laser

Opt Lett. 1991 Nov 15;16(22):1750-2. doi: 10.1364/ol.16.001750.

Abstract

We report FM mode locking in an extended-cavity semiconductor laser containing a tunable distributed Bragg reflector gain medium operating near 1.5 microm. We demonstrate the generation of pulses with 24-ps duration at a repetition rate of 1.5 GHz.