Abstract
External-cavity mode-locking of a quantum-dot laser is demonstrated with record-low repetition-rates of 310MHz, and harmonic repetition-rates up to 4GHz. Fourier-limited 930fs pulse generation is achieved. The pulse-energy of ~0.45pJ is independent of operating conditions.
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