| Issue |
Natl Sci Open
Volume 1, Number 3, 2022
Special Topic: Novel Optoelectronic Devices
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| Article Number | 20220026 | |
| Number of page(s) | 22 | |
| Section | Information Sciences | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20220026 | |
| Published online | 23 September 2022 | |
REVIEW
Advances of semiconductor mode-locked laser for optical frequency comb generation
1
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
100190, China
2
Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan
523808, China
* Corresponding author (email: wangting@iphy.ac.cn)
Received: 19 May 2022
Revised: 6 July 2022
Accepted: 29 July 2022
Semiconductor mode-locked lasers (MLLs) can provide coherent optical frequency combs (OFCs) with high repetition rates and output power, which have been recognized as potential multi-wavelength sources used in optical communication field due to their compactness, high-efficiency, and low-cost properties. In this article, we have reviewed recent development of semiconductor MLL-based frequency comb generation. Different approaches of semiconductor MLLs for OFC generation are synoptically summarized based on various material platforms. The representative progress of III-V semiconductor MLLs on III-V platform and especially on Si substrates is both discussed for the applications in integrated silicon photonics.
Key words: optical frequency combs / semiconductor mode-locked lasers / silicon-based photonic integrated circuits / monolithic and heterogeneous integration
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