• DocumentCode
    1443897
  • Title

    Characterization of Gain-Switched Pulses From 1.55- \\mu 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
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1443897