INJECTION-LOCKING OF Q-SWITCHED ALGAAS LASER WITH FAST SATURABLE ABSORBER

被引:15
作者
STELMAKH, N
LOURTIOZ, JM
JULIEN, FH
机构
[1] Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, URA 22 CNRS, Université Paris XI, Bät, 220
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19910103
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
Injection of a weak CW laser beam in a Q-switched AlGaAs laser diode with a fast saturable absorber is shown to produce powerful single-mode picosecond pulses at 0.82 mu-m. The saturable absorber regions are obtained by deep implantation of heavy ions through the diode facets. Single-mode operation is achieved with CW injection powers as low as 50 muW. Peak powers exceeding 1.5 W are detected at the laser output. A time-resolved spectroscopy of the laser pulses reveals an overall downchirp of 1.5 nm.
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