Title :
Wavelength fluctuations in pulsed variable spacing phase-locked laser diode arrays
Author_Institution :
Instrument Electro-Optics Branch, NASA¿Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA
Abstract :
Spectra taken for a pulsed variable spacing phase-locked laser diode array (VSA) were recorded and processed to determine the magnitude of wavelength fluctuations present in the diode´s output field. Analysis revealed that a pulsed VSA emits primarily into a single longitudinal mode.
Keywords :
semiconductor junction lasers; VSA; pulsed variable spacing phase-locked laser diode arrays; single longitudinal mode; spectra; wavelength fluctuations;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850493
