Coherent transient measurements with a semiconductor diode laser

Author

Yong-Qing Li ; Min Xiao

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

11-13 Aug. 1997

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

45

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619213

Filename

619213