title: Dark pulse quantum dot diode laser.
abstract: We describe an operating regime for passively mode-locked quantum dot diode laser where the output consists of a train of dark pulses, i.e., intensity dips on a continuous background. We show that a dark pulse train is a solution to the master equation for mode-locked lasers. Using simulations, we study stability of the dark pulses and show they are consistent with the experimental results.
authors.affiliation: JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA.
authors.forename: Mingming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mirin
authors.forename: Steven T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Cundiff
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors