Picosecond pulse generation by lateral mode switching of (GaAI)As-heterostructure stripe lasers

I. H. White; G. J. Aspin; J. E. Carroll; R. G. Plumb

doi:10.1049/el:19810379

Picosecond pulse generation by lateral mode switching of (GaAI)As-heterostructure stripe lasers

I. H. White, G. J. Aspin, J. E. Carroll, R. G. Plumb

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Abstract

The presence of ‘kinks’ in the light/current characteristics of (GaAl)As injection lasers is investigated by applying large amplitude electrical RF modulation. It is suggested that the 20 ps pulses which have been observed may be produced through mechanisms associated with these kinks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	541-543
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19810379
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 1981

Keywords

Injection lasers
Optical waveguides
Pulse generation
Self focusing
Waveguides

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Picosecond pulse generation by lateral mode switching of (GaAI)As-heterostructure stripe lasers

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