DocumentCode
422140
Title
Coherent control for femtosecond switching of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Author
Ramsay, A.J. ; Heberle, A.P. ; Hammura, K. ; Cleaver, J.R.A.
Author_Institution
Cavendish Lab., Microelectronics Res. Centre, Cambridge, UK
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We demonstrate the use of interference to switch the emission of microcavity lasers on a pulse-width limited, femtosecond time scale. The use of optical gain counteracts dephasing.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; light interference; microcavity lasers; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; dephasing; femtosecond switching; interference; microcavity lasers; optical gain; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361607
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