Title :
Gain-switched dynamics of tapered waveguide bow-tie lasers
Author :
Williams, K.A. ; White, l.H. ; Laughton, F.R. ; Jiang, Z. ; Penty, Richard V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Bath Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper considers both experimentally and theoretically the gain-switched performance of bow-tie lasers of various taper angles. The role of transverse-mode spatial hole burning in tapered waveguide lasers is investigated. The GaAs-AlGaAs bulk active-layer ridge waveguide lasers considered ar similar in structure to earlier reported Q-switching experiments.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-switching; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser modes; optical hole burning; quantum well lasers; ridge waveguides; waveguide lasers; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs bulk active-layer ridge waveguide lasers; Q-switching experiments; bow-tie lasers; gain-switched dynamics; gain-switched performance; taper angles; tapered waveguide bow-tie lasers; tapered waveguide lasers; transverse-mode spatial hole burning; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
