Title :
Spectral collapse and self-sustained-pulsation in ridge waveguide diode lasers
Author :
Rafailov, E.U. ; Khalfin, V.B. ; Portnoi, E.L. ; Avrutin, E.A. ; Yanson, D.A. ; Mikhailov, V.N.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
We report spectral collapse and self-sustained pulsations observed in the InGaAs-GaAs ridge waveguide laser diodes emitting at 0.98 /spl mu/m, and discuss the possible origin of these effects.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; infrared sources; laser transitions; ridge waveguides; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; 0.98 mum; IR sources; InGaAs-GaAs; InGaAs-GaAs ridge waveguide laser diodes; laser transitions; ridge waveguide diode lasers; self-sustained-pulsation; spectral collapse; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571557
