Title :
Picosecond semiconductor lasers based on regenerative feedback schemes
Author :
Yan, Chi ; Reddy, K.P.J. ; McInerney, John G. ; Jain, R.K.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We describe the generation of ultrashort pulses in semiconductor lasers by means of novel regenerative feedback techniques. These new techniques require only relatively simple off-the-shelf electronic components, and circumvent the need for any external RF oscillators for successful picosecond pulse operation of the semiconductor lasers. Pulsewidths as short as ~10 ps have been obtained by regenerative mode-locking, and repetition rate tunability of ~200 MHz has been demonstrated (with pulses of ~35 ps pulsewidth) by regenerative gain switching, as elaborated below
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; 10 ps; 35 ps; external RF oscillators; off-the-shelf electronic components; picosecond pulse operation; picosecond semiconductor lasers; regenerative feedback schemes; regenerative gain switching; repetition rate tunability; ultrashort pulse generation; Band pass filters; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379047
