Title :
Performance characteristics of vertical-cavity semiconductor laser amplifiers
Author :
Wiedenmann, D. ; Moeller, B. ; Michalzik, R. ; Ebeling, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron., Ulm Univ., Germany
fDate :
2/15/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The static and dynamic amplification of an external beam in a vertical-cavity surface emitting laser structure is demonstrated experimentally. A high gain of 20 dB and a fast response of 60 ps, as well as a narrow amplification bandwidth, make the device very interesting for active optical filtering and switching
Keywords :
laser beams; optical filters; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 20 dB; 60 ps; active optical filtering; dynamic amplification; external beam; narrow amplification bandwidth; optical switching; static amplification; vertical-cavity semiconductor laser amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960236
