Title :
Q-switching in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers containing a quantum well saturable absorber
Author :
Berry, G. ; Summers, H. ; Matthews, Darin ; Blood, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Wales Coll. of Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report the first observation of passive Q-switched pulses from a single cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) diode. This has been achieved by incorporating a simple saturable-absorbing, quantum well layer in the P-type, top Bragg reflector of a standard VCSEL structure.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; P-type top Bragg reflector; Q-switching; passive Q-switched pulses; quantum well saturable absorber; saturable-absorbing quantum well layer; single cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser diode; standard VCSEL structure; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Frequency; Laboratories; Laser modes; Optical harmonic generation; Quantum well lasers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834440
