Abstract
Integrated mode-locked lasers are useful tools in microwave photonic applications as a local oscillator. In particular, hybrid integrated lasers could easily be integrated with passive processing circuits. In this Letter, we report on the self-mode-locking of a hybrid integrated laser comprising two indium phosphide gain sections and a silicon nitride feedback circuit that filters light using two ring resonators. The hybrid laser is shown to mode-lock and to have a mostly frequency-modulated field in the cavity using a stepped-heterodyne optical complex spectrum analysis. A mostly frequency modulated field output is good for high powers per line due to a more continuous emission, compared with mode-locked lasers using a saturable absorber; additionally, the filter limits the bandwidth of the comb, condensing the power to the fewer comb lines.
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