Dynamics of single-mode formation in self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diodes

Author

Huhse, D. ; Schell, M. ; Utz, W. ; Kaessner, J. ; Bimberg, D.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Festkorperphys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany

Volume

7

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

351

Lastpage

353

Abstract

We obtain single-mode picosecond pulses with a tuning range of more than 40 nm by self-seeding of a standard gain-switched Fabry-Perot laser diode. The switch-on behavior is investigated experimentally and numerically for the first time. Stable single-mode operation is reached after /spl les/5 round-trips, which shows the potential for extremely fast wavelength tuning.<>

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser stability; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; extremely fast wavelength tuning; round-trips; self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diodes; self-seeding; single-mode formation dynamics; single-mode picosecond pulses; stable single-mode operation; standard gain-switched Fabry-Perot laser diode; switch-on behavior; tuning range; Diode lasers; Fabry-Perot; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.376799

Filename

376799