Title :
Propagation dynamics of ultrashort pulses in semiconductor laser amplifiers near 1550 nm
Author :
Kao, Yo-Hsien ; Goltser, I.V. ; Jiang, Mian ; Islam, Md Nurul ; Raybon, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We measure the spectral and temporal characteristics for 0.6-ps and 3.6-ps pulses propagating through a semiconductor laser amplifier (SLA) near 1550 nm. In addition to the spectral shifts reported, we observe strong temporal distortions for 0.6-ps pulses.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; semiconductor lasers; spectral line shift; 0.6 ps; 1550 nm; 3.6 ps; laser pulse distortion; propagation dynamics; ps pulse propagation; semiconductor laser amplifier; semiconductor laser amplifiers; spectral characteristics; spectral shifts; strong temporal distortions; temporal characteristics; ultrashort pulses; Excitons; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
