Title :
Watt-class, nanosecond-pulse semiconductor laser with integrated driver
Author :
Siriani, Dominic Francis ; Smith, G.M. ; Jordy, G. ; Siegel, A.M. ; Donnelly, J.P. ; Duerr, E.K. ; Missaggia, L.J. ; Connors, M.K. ; Mathewson, D.C. ; Hopman, P.I. ; Stimac, A.K. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report short (5 ns), high-power (>1 W), spectrally narrow optical pulses generated by a 1060-nm slab-coupled optical waveguide laser (SCOWL) soldered directly to a custom BiCMOS driver chip.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; driver circuits; integrated optics; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; BiCMOS driver chip; SCOWL; high-power optical pulse generation; integrated driver; nanosecond-pulse semiconductor laser; slab-coupled optical waveguide laser; spectrally narrow optical pulse generation; time 5 ns; wavelength 1060 nm; Bragg gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
