Self-mode-locking in quantum cascade lasers

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Paiella, Roberto [1 ]
Capasso, Federico [1 ]
Gmachl, Claire [1 ]
Sivco, Deborah L. [1 ]
Baillargeon, James N. [1 ]
Hutchinson, Albert L. [1 ]
Cho, Alfred Y. [1 ]
Liu, H.C. [1 ]
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[1] Bell Lab, Murray Hill, United States
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Active mode locking - Interference fringes - Laser waveguides - Multimode emission - Quantum cascade laser - Self mode locking;
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We report on the first observation of mode-locking of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). Both self-mode-locking (SML) and active mode-locking have been achieved, although this talk will primarily focus on SML. All the devices used in this work are 'standard' QCLs, except for their relatively long ( 3.5 mm) waveguides. Experimental observations indicate that the nonlinear loss mechanism responsible for SML results from self-focusing in the laser waveguide.
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