LINE NARROWED PICOSECOND OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION USING 3 CONTACT INGAASP/INP MULTIQUANTUM WELL DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASER UNDER GAIN SWITCHING

被引:8
作者
WHITE, IH [1 ]
GRIFFIN, PS [1 ]
FICE, MJ [1 ]
WHITEAWAY, JEA [1 ]
机构
[1] BNR EUROPE LTD,HARLOW CM17 9NA,ESSEX,ENGLAND
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920794
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A three contact multiquantum well (MQW) distributed feedback (DFB) laser has been gain switched to generate tunable picosecond optical pulses with substantially reduced chirp (as low as 0.6 angstrom) when compared with that possible using equivalent single contact devices. This spectral performance is achieved by using the central device region to control the wavelength of the picosecond pulses generated through modulation of the end contacts. Near Fourier limited duration-bandwidth products as low as 0.26 are observed.
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页码:1257 / 1258
页数:2
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