Title :
Injection-locked VCSEL arrays for line-by-line pulse-shaping with update times of less than 1 ns
Author :
Bhooplapur, Sharad ; Klee, Anthony ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Dynamic and static optical pulse shaping with line-by-line control is shown, using a 12-channel injection-locked VCSEL linear array. With channel modulation frequencies up to 3.125 GHz, pulse shape changes within 1 ns are conclusively demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; 12-channel injection-locked VCSEL linear array; channel modulation frequency; dynamic optical pulse shaping; line-by-line control; line-by-line pulse-shaping; static optical pulse shaping; time 1 ns; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse measurements; Shape; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
