DocumentCode
994798
Title
Coherent pulse generation by active modelocking of a GaAlAs laser in a Selfoc lens extended resonator
Author
Dimmick, T.E. ; Ho, P.-T. ; Burdge, G.L.
Author_Institution
University of Maryland, Electrical Engineering Department, College Park, USA
Volume
20
Issue
20
fYear
1984
Firstpage
831
Lastpage
833
Abstract
Coherent transform-limited picosecond pulses have been generated with a GaAlAs laser in a Selfoc lens extended resonator. The Selfoc lens forms a high-Q resonator which is compact and mechanically stable. The spatial profile of the output beam is Gaussian with an aspect ratio near unity.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; lenses; semiconductor junction lasers; GaAlAs laser; Selfoc lens extended resonator; active modelocking; aspect ratio; coherent pulse generation; high-Q resonator; picosecond pulses; semiconductor laser; spatial beam profile;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19840565
Filename
4249075
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