Title :
Dispersive self Q-switching in DFB-lasers: theory versus experiment
Author :
Bandelow, U. ; Wunsche, H.-J. ; Sartorius, B.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Phys., Humboldt-Univ., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
For the first time, the single mode theory of high speed self-pulsations is applied to InP ridge waveguide three section DFB lasers. Good agreement with measurements confirms the nature of the self-pulsations as dispersive self Q-switching.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-switching; distributed feedback lasers; indium compounds; laser modes; laser theory; optical dispersion; ridge waveguides; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; DFB-lasers; InP; InP ridge waveguide three section DFB lasers; dispersive self Q-switching; high speed self-pulsations; single mode theory; Absorption; Charge carrier density; Dispersion; Heating; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Optical tuning; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Haifa, Israel
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3163-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1996.558781
