Abstract

We present a new method to obtain long-term stable phase-conjugate feedback (pcf) with a photorefractive crystal for a mode-locked semiconductor laser. The phase-conjugate mirror is a barium titanate crystal in a self-pumped internal reflection configuration, and the laser is a visible, antireflection-coated AlGaInP diode. We describe a new dynamic writing procedure for growth of an index grating in the photorefractive crystal that leads to stable pcf and discuss the reasons for this stability, which is the major advantage of this method over previously reported ones. Using this superior method, we achieve stable mode-locked operation of the laser with pulse widths of ∼30 ps and a timing jitter of less than 2 ps.

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