Title :
Longitudinal mode competition in a pulse modulated AlGaAs DH semiconductor laser
Author :
Ito, Minoru ; Kimura, Tatsuya
Author_Institution :
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp., Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Mode competition in pulsed AlGaAs lasers, which oscillate in a few longitudinal modes, is studied by time resolved spectrum measurement. Only a single mode oscillates at a time; other modes are suppressed. Mode transition time is 30 ns which coincides with theoretical evaluation.
Keywords :
Gallium materials/lasers; Laser modes; Pulsed lasers; DH-HEMTs; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1979.1070062
