DocumentCode
1378841
Title
Highpower switching of multielectrode broad area lasers
Author
O´Gorman, J. ; Levi, A.F.J. ; Hobson, W.S.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
27
Issue
1
fYear
1991
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
15
Abstract
24 ps optical pulses of peak power in excess of 1.3 watts are continuously generated at GHz repetition rates using a GaAs/AlGaAs single quantum well broad area laser with an intracavity loss modulator. Efficient high power light modulation is also demonstrated with the same structure.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.3 W; 24 ps; EHF; GHz repetition rates; GaAs-AlGaAs single quantum well broad area laser; SHF; high power laser switching; high power light modulation; intracavity loss modulator; multielectrode broad area lasers; optical pulses; peak power;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19910009
Filename
60837
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