DocumentCode :
1443897
Title :
Characterization of Gain-Switched Pulses From 1.55- 
m VCSEL
Author :
Consoli, Antonio ; Esquivias, I. ; Hernández, F. J López ; Mulet, J. ; Balle, Salvador
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Tecnol. Fotonica, Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Volume :
22
Issue :
11
fYear :
2010
fDate :
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
772
Lastpage :
774
Abstract :
We report on short optical pulse generation by gain-switching (GS) a low-cost commercial vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser emitting at 1.55 μm. The dependence of pulse characteristics on GS parameters is investigated and analyzed. Pulses with duration of 55 ps and time-bandwidth product between 0.91 and 2.2 are obtained at repetition rates between 1 and 3 GHz.
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; gain switching; short optical pulse generation; time 55 ps; time-bandwidth; wavelength 1.55 μm; Gain switching (GS); semiconductor lasers; short pulse generation; time-bandwidth product; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs);
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1041-1135
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2045648
Filename :
5432987
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