Title :
Improvement of laser light characteristics by modulation of the complete refractive index
Author :
Biernat, A. ; Kompa, G.
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Kassel Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We modulate the refractive index by carrier injection, so that the laser diode emits laser pulses with FWHM around seven times smaller and peak power up to two orders of magnitude larger than by using slightly above threshold carrier injection
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical pulse generation; refractive index; semiconductor lasers; FWHM; carrier injection; complete refractive index modulation; laser diode; laser light characteristics; laser pulses; peak power; slightly above threshold carrier injection; Diode lasers; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739510
