DocumentCode
962138
Title
Femtojoule bistable optical switching of inhomogeneously pumped laser diode at 500 MHz using mode-locked tunable diode laser
Author
Blixt, P. ; Ohlander, U.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Volume
25
Issue
11
fYear
1989
fDate
5/25/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
699
Lastpage
700
Abstract
The authors have investigated the nonlinear transfer characteristics and temporal response of bistable three-section lasers within a broad wavelength interval (30 nm), when switched with picosecond optical pulses (20 ps) at a high repetition rate. The minimum input coupled switch-on energy was 0.7 fJ. The shortest switching time was 60 ps.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical bistability; optical switches; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.7 fJ; 500 MHz; 60 ps; GaInAsP; bistable optical switching; bistable three-section lasers; high repetition rate; inhomogeneously pumped laser diode; minimum input coupled switch-on energy; mode-locked tunable diode laser; nonlinear transfer characteristics; picosecond optical pulses; switching time; temporal response;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890473
Filename
24085
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