| his dissertation deals with short pulse generation by passive modelocking of semiconductor lasers. A partial integration method for numerical simulation is developed, which reduced computation time by ;Curved waveguide devices are shown to eliminate secondary pulses, and tapered waveguide devices are shown to increase the output power. Using quadratic phase compensation, pulses have been compressed to 0.45 ps.;The generation and distribution of millimeter-wave reference signals by semiconductor lasers is considered. The optimum conditions for harmonic generation are examined. Feedback stabilization of monolithic devices is proposed, and demonstrated for an external cavity passively modelocked laser. Timing jitter is reduced from... |
