Title :
Coherent transient measurements with a semiconductor diode laser
Author :
Yong-Qing Li ; Min Xiao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
Semiconductor diode lasers have been widely used in atomic physics and quantum optics. Advanced semiconductor lasers have the capability of modulation in intensity or optical frequency at the rate greater than a few GHz by modulating the driving current. This characteristics makes semiconductor laser diodes ideal light sources in the study of optical coherent transient phenomena with the time scale ranging from few milliseconds to sub-nanoseconds. In this paper, we discuss the applications of semiconductor lasers in coherent transient measurements and report our experimental results.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; measurement by laser beam; optical coherent transients; quantum optics; semiconductor lasers; spectroscopic light sources; atomic physics; coherent transient measurements; driving current; intensity modulation; light sources; milliseconds; optical coherent transient phenomena; optical coherent transients; optical frequency modulation; quantum optics; semiconductor diode laser; sub-nanoseconds; time scale; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Intensity modulation; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Physics; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3891-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619213
