Title :
Femtojoule bistable optical switching of inhomogeneously pumped laser diode at 500 MHz using mode-locked tunable diode laser
Author :
Blixt, P. ; Ohlander, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
5/25/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have investigated the nonlinear transfer characteristics and temporal response of bistable three-section lasers within a broad wavelength interval (30 nm), when switched with picosecond optical pulses (20 ps) at a high repetition rate. The minimum input coupled switch-on energy was 0.7 fJ. The shortest switching time was 60 ps.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical bistability; optical switches; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.7 fJ; 500 MHz; 60 ps; GaInAsP; bistable optical switching; bistable three-section lasers; high repetition rate; inhomogeneously pumped laser diode; minimum input coupled switch-on energy; mode-locked tunable diode laser; nonlinear transfer characteristics; picosecond optical pulses; switching time; temporal response;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890473
