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We consider a delay differential equation (DDE) model for mode-locked operation in class-A semiconductor lasers containing both gain and absorber sections. The material processes are adiabatically eliminated as these are considered fast in…

Optics · Physics 2017-10-26 Anton V. Kovalev , Evgeny A. Viktorov

In this work we study a possibility of waveguide fabrication on the basis of active quantum wells in semiconductor lasers. The efficiency of such a waveguide for an InP structure with In0.53Ga0.47As quantum wells is demonstrated…

We study intrinsic localized modes (ILMs), or solitons, in arrays of parametrically-driven nonlinear resonators with application to microelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS). The analysis is performed using an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-07 Eyal Kenig , Boris A. Malomed , M. C. Cross , Ron Lifshitz

Coherent laser arrays compatible with silicon photonics are demonstrated in a waveguide geometry in epitaxially grown semiconductor membrane quantum well lasers transferred on substrates of silicon carbide and oxidised silicon; we record…

Solid state lasers are demanding independent control in the gain media and cavity loss to achieve ultra short laser pulses using passive mode-locking. Recently, laser mode-locking is achieved with a MBE structure with multiple quantum…

We present a fully quantum mechanical treatment of a single-mode atomic cavity with a pumping mechanism and an output coupling to a continuum of external modes. This system is a schematic description of an atom laser. In the dilute limit…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 J. J. Hope , G. M. Moy , M. J. Collett , C. M. Savage

We investigate triple V-shaped type-II quantum wells designed to emit at 6-9 {\mu}m wavelength range, consisting of three InAs(Sb) electron quantum wells and two Ga0.6In0.4Sb hole quantum wells. The wells' composition and thicknesses are…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-05-23 B. Petrović , T. Sato , S. Birner , J. Zanon , M. E. Flatté , R. Weih , F. Hartmann , S. Höfling

Optical solitons in multimode nonlinear optical systems offer a unique platform for exploring the interplay of nonlinearity, dispersion, and spatial mode coupling, offering insights into complex nonlinear wave phenomena. Multi-pass cavities…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-01 Junhan Huang , Bingbing Zhu , Shanyue Li , Kun Ding , Zhensheng Tao

We demonstrate the stabilization of two-dimensional nonlinear wave patterns by means of a dissipative confinement potential. Our analytical and numerical analysis, based on the generalized dissipative Gross-Pitaevskii equation, makes use of…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-22 V. L. Kalashnikov , S. Wabnitz

We study the role of transverse spatial degrees of freedom in the dynamics of signal-idler phase locked states in type-II Optical Parametric Oscillators. Phase locking stems from signal-idler polarization coupling which arises if the cavity…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-07 G. Izus , M. San Miguel , M. Santagiustina

We propose in this communication an experimental study of the relaxation oscillations behavior in mode-locked lasers. The semiconductor self-pulsating laser diode is composed by two gain sections, without saturable absorber. It is made of…

Mode-locked fibre lasers are important sources of ultrashort pulses, where stable pulse generation is achieved through a balance of periodic amplitude and phase evolutions. A range of distinct cavity pulse dynamics have been revealed,…

Optics · Physics 2018-03-29 R. I. Woodward

In \v{C}erenkov and Smith-Purcell free-electron lasers (FELs), a resonant interaction between the electron beam and the co-propagating surface mode can produce copious amount of coherent terahertz (THz) radiation. We perform a…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2016-12-22 Yashvir Kalkal , Vinit Kumar

We report on the characterization of the timing stability of passively mode-locked discrete mode diode laser sources. These are edge-emitting devices with a spatially varying refractive index profile for spectral filtering. Two devices with…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-03 David Bitauld , Simon Osborne , Stephen O'Brien

The results of the study of ultra-short pulse generation in continuous-wave Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) solid-state lasers with semiconductor saturable absorbers are presented. The issues of extremely short pulse generation are addressed in…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-06 V. L. Kalashnikov

Real-time spectroscopy based on an emerging time-stretch technique can map the spectral information of optical waves into the time domain, opening several fascinating explorations of nonlinear dynamics in mode-locked lasers. However, the…

Optics · Physics 2018-08-23 X. M. Liu , Y. D. Cui

A detailed rate-equation-based model is developed to study carrier transport effects on optical and electrical characteristics of the Multiple Quantum Well Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor Laser in time-domain. Simulation results extracted…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-05 Iman Taghavi , Hassan Kaatuzian , Jean-Pierre Leburton

The light reflectance and absorbance are calculated for a quantum well (QW) the width of which is comparable with the light wave length. The difference of the refraction coefficients of the quantum well and barriers is taken into account.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-02-10 I. G. Lang , S. T. Pavlov

Q-switched mode-locking (QML) has been widely observed in various lasers, but its generation mechanism in passive mode-locking remains unclear. In this paper, we build up a dual-color QML Erbium-doped fiber laser and find a bound-state-like…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-04 Chenyue Lv , Baole Lu , Jintao Bai

We demonstrate the existence of a novel breather mode in the self-consistent electron dynamics of a semiconductor quantum well. A non-perturbative variational method based on quantum hydrodynamics is used to determine the salient features…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-11-19 F. Haas , G. Manfredi , P. K. Shukla , P. -A. Hervieux