• DocumentCode
    768037
  • Title

    High-speed operation of single-quantum-well lasers with large gain compression

  • Author

    Lau, K.Y. ; Bar-Chaim, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    118
  • Lastpage
    120
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the overdamped response of single-quantum-well lasers due to a large gain compression can be countered by the destabilizing effect of an intracavity saturable absorber. Modulation bandwidths (3 dB) of up to 13 GHz for single-quantum well lasers were obtained using this technique.<>
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor junction lasers; 13 GHz; GaAs; destabilizing effect; intracavity saturable absorber; large gain compression; modulation bandwidths; optical modulation; overdamped response; semiconductors; single-quantum-well lasers; Electron optics; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Etching; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.122334
  • Filename
    122334