High-speed switching of monolithic arrays of grating-surface-emitting diode lasers

Author

Carlson, N.W. ; Evans, G.A. ; Liew, S.K. ; Kaiser, C.J.

Author_Institution

David Sarnoff Res. Center, Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

7

Issue

10

fYear

1989

fDate

10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1520

Lastpage

1524

Abstract

The electrooptic switching properties of injection-coupled coherent two-dimensional grating-surface-emitting (GSE) laser arrays with multiple gain sections and quantum-well active layers are discussed. Within such an array of injection-coupled GSE lasers, a single gain section can act as an intracavity saturable loss element that can modulate the output of the entire array. Experimental results demonstrate efficient subnanosecond switching of high-power GSE laser arrays by operating only one gain section as an intracavity loss modulator

Keywords

diffraction gratings; electro-optical devices; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; optical losses; optical modulation; optical switches; semiconductor junction lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; electrooptic switching properties; grating-surface-emitting diode lasers; high power laser arrays; high speed switching; injection coupled coherent 2D laser arrays; injection-coupled GSE lasers; intracavity loss modulator; intracavity saturable loss element; laser array output modulation; monolithic arrays; multiple gain sections; quantum-well active layers; single gain section; subnanosecond switching; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical arrays; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor laser arrays; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.39092

Filename

39092