• DocumentCode
    1257335
  • Title

    Short pulse generation by electrical gain switching of vertical cavity surface emitting laser

  • Author

    Lin, James ; Wang, Shuhui ; Hong, Mingyi ; Mannaerts, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    1956
  • Lastpage
    1958
  • Abstract
    Electrical gain switching of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers was demonstrated. Optical pulses as short as 28.5 picoseconds with peak power as high as 75 mW have been generated. Pulse width and peak photon density were measured as functions of pump current.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; semiconductor junction lasers; 28.5 ps; 75 mW; SELD; electrical gain switching; peak photon density; peak power; pulse width; pump current; short pulse generation; vertical cavity surface emitting laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19911213
  • Filename
    98869
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1257335