Title :
Short pulse generation in a visible diode laser by resonant excitation of a sustained oscillation
Author :
MacFarlane, Duncan L. ; Tatum, Jim A.
Author_Institution :
Texas Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
fDate :
5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A stable 400-MHz train of 670-nm, 100-ps pulses occurs when a gain-guided InGaP-InGaAlP diode laser is modulated in synchronicity with its sustained oscillation. Experimentally, the pulse width decreases and the peak power increases as the RF power increases. At high RF powers, the average output power of the laser shows dips or resonances around those frequencies where short pulses occur
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; semiconductor junction lasers; 100 ps; 400 MHz; 670 nm; III-V semiconductors; average output power; frequencies; gain guided InGaP-InGaAlP diode laser; peak power; pulse width; radiofrequency power; resonant excitation; short pulse generation; sustained oscillation; synchronicity; visible diode laser; Diode lasers; Frequency synchronization; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Resonance; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
