• DocumentCode
    1550028
  • Title

    High average power short-pulse generation from singlemode InGaAs/GaAs laser diodes

  • Author

    Rafailov, E.U. ; Birkin, D.J.L. ; Avrutin, E.A. ; Sleat, W.E. ; Sibbett, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
  • Volume
    146
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    51
  • Lastpage
    54
  • Abstract
    The authors demonstrate singlemode optical pulses as short as 40 ps, with an average power of ~70 mW and a peak power >0.7 W, from InGaAs-GaAs ridge-waveguide laser diodes under large-signal direct modulation at gigahertz frequencies. The experimental results are in good agreement with rate-equation simulations
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; laser modes; ridge waveguides; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; 0.7 W; 40 ps; 70 mW; InGaAs-GaAs; InGaAs-GaAs ridge-waveguide laser diodes; gigahertz frequencies; high average power short-pulse generation; large-signal direct modulation; peak power; rate-equation simulations; singlemode InGaAs/GaAs laser diodes; singlemode optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2433
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-opt:19990182
  • Filename
    787775