Review Article

Single-SectionFabry-Perot Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers

Figure 11

The dependence of SAM parameter on the spatial mode coupling and the AM-PM coupling. Positive SAM parameter describes saturable absorption action and supports self-start mode locking. The vertical axis is the dimensionless effective SAM parameter 𝛾 / 𝑔 .
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