This PhD thesis focuses on the study of mode locked laser diodes based on novel optimized
InAs Quantum Dash structures grown on InP substrates. It covers several important …

Several applications are pushing the development of high performance mode-locked lasers:
generation of short pulses for extremely high bit rate transmission at 100 Gb/s and beyond …

Material growth optimization of InAs/InP quantum dashes has allowed the achievement of
single section mode-locked lasers with improved performance in terms of modal gain> 40 …

The ever increasing data streams transmitted via optical networks, combined with a growing
interest in reducing the energy consumption of these same networks, have made it clear that …

This paper presents the performance of InAs/InP quantum dash (QDash) mode-locked
lasers with different number of QDash layers. Decreasing the number of QDash layers leads …

The performance of InP/InAs quantum dash (QDash) and quantum dot (QDot) multi-
wavelength lasers, using identical structural design, are investigated and compared to each …

This paper presents an InAs/InP buried heterostructure quantum dash (QDash) mode-locked
lasers operating between S- and C-bands. By using this laser, we systematically investigate …

Monolithic InAs quantum dash 1.58-micron passively mode-locked lasers grown on an InP
substrate are reported. A repetition rate of up to 18.5 GHz has been realized. The dashes-in …

We investigate the thermal characteristics of multi-stack chirped barrier thickness
InAs/InGaAlAs/InP quantum-dash-in-a-well lasers of different ridge widths 2, 3, 4 and 15 µm …

Ultra high repetition rate and very low noise mode locked lasers based on InAs/InP quantum
dash active material Page 1 ULTRA HIGH REPETITION RATE AND VERY LOW NOISE …