Title :
Optimizing the performance of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser after optical excitation
Author :
Chatterjee, S. ; Wohlleben, W. ; Lange, C. ; Stolz, W. ; Motzkus, M. ; Rühle, W.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys., Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Marburg
Abstract :
We significantly improve the dynamics of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser by using chirped rather than bandwidth-limited optical excitation. The optimal excitation pulse is found by a genetic algorithm in a learning loop.
Keywords :
genetic algorithms; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; surface emitting lasers; bandwidth limited optical excitation; genetic algorithm; learning loop; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; Chirp; Delay; Laser excitation; Optical feedback; Optical polymers; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (320.1590) Chirping; (320.7130 ) Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628970
