• DocumentCode
    758162
  • Title

    Gain-switching in a vertical-cavity laser with high-contrast mirrors

  • Author

    Deng, H. ; Huffaker, D.L. ; Shin, Jeyong ; Deppe, Dennis G.

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. Res. Center, Texas Univ., Austin, TX
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    2/16/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    278
  • Lastpage
    279
  • Abstract
    Gain-switched operation of an optically pumped vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with high-contrast AlxOy/GaAs distributed Bragg reflectors is characterised. A pulse width of less than 8 ps is obtained. The far-field radiation patterns at different pump levels are found to depend on the temporal response
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; laser mirrors; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor-insulator boundaries; surface emitting lasers; 8 ps; AlxOy/GaAs distributed Bragg reflectors; AlO-GaAs; far-field radiation patterns; gain-switched operation; high-contrast mirrors; optically pumped surface-emitting laser; pulse width; pump levels; temporal response; vertical-cavity laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19950199
  • Filename
    375798