2-STAGE INJECTION LOCKING OF HIGH-POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ARRAYS

被引:8
作者
PANG, LY [1 ]
KINTZER, ES [1 ]
FUJIMOTO, JG [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT ELECT ENGN,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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D O I
10.1364/OL.15.000728
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A new multistage diode-array injection-locking technique is demonstrated. This approach permits higher power extraction or higher overall gain to be achieved than possible with single-stage designs. Using two antireflection-coated 40-stripe multiple-quantum-well diode arrays, we characterize the amplifier small-signal and saturated gain performance. More than 500 mW of power is achieved with single frequency and narrow linewidth in a nearly diffraction-limited far-field lobe. With small-signal inputs, an overall gain of 25 dB with 290-mW locked output is obtained. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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