Title :
Tunable, picosecond pulse generation using a compressed, modelocked laser diode source
Author :
Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Kuznetsov, M. ; Hou, A.S.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The generation of pulses shorter than 6 ps, tunable from 1.26 to 1.32 mu m, is discussed. The source of these pulses consists of a mode-locked external-cavity 12.3- mu m InGaAsP diode laser with grating feedback combined with a compressor which is a grating pair containing an internal telescope. The dispersion in the compressor can be tuned in both magnitude and sign to optimally compensate the chirp in the mode-locked external cavity laser at each wavelength.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; feedback; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; laser mode locking; laser tuning; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.26 to 1.32 micron; 1.3 micron; 6 ps; InGaAsP diode laser; chirp; compressor; dispersion; external-cavity; grating feedback; grating pair; internal telescope; modelocked laser diode source; picosecond pulse generation; tunable; Chirp; Diode lasers; Gratings; Laser feedback; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Telescopes; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
