Title :
Picosecond near- and far-field dynamics of a gain-guided broad area laser
Author :
Burkhard, T. ; Fischer, I. ; Elsasser, W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Darmstadt Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
We present picosecond time-resolved single-shot streak camera measurements of the emission of a broad area laser, demonstrating that the dynamical filamentation in the near-field is linked to dynamical beam steering in the far-field.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; beam steering; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; laser beams; quantum well lasers; InGaAlAs; InGaAs; broad area laser; dynamical beam steering; dynamical filamentation; emission; far-field dynamics; gain-guided broad area laser; near-field dynamics; picosecond far-field dynamics; picosecond near-field dynamics; picosecond time-resolved single-shot streak camera measurements; Beam steering; Cameras; Face detection; Laser modes; Laser theory; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Threshold current; Turning;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International
Conference_Location :
Nara, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4223-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1998.734205
