COHERENT PULSED INJECTION SEEDING OF 2 GAIN-SWITCHED SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS

被引:11
作者
CHAUCHARD, EA [1 ]
WEY, JS [1 ]
LEE, CH [1 ]
BURDGE, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND,PHYS SCI LAB,COLLEGE PK,MD 20740
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10.1109/68.118003
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
High-power, narrow-spectrum, short pulses at a wavelength near 830 nm are needed for optical logic applications. We report the generation of two coherent trains of pulses by pulsed injection seeding of two gain-switched semiconductor lasers with one mode-locked master oscillator. Short pulses (30-50 ps) are generated at a repetition rate of 1.9 GHz. The spectrum is reduced to a single mode cluster and shows a 1.7 angstrom wide chirp suitable for pulse compression. The peak power is 0.1 W for each pulse train. The capability of this technique for coherent power combining is demonstrated.
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页码:1069 / 1071
页数:3
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