Picosecond pulse generation by lateral mode switching of /GaAl/As-heterostructure stripe lasers
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.
- Publication:
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Electronics Letters
- Pub Date:
- July 1981
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1981ElL....17..541W
- Keywords:
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- Aluminum Gallium Arsenides;
- Gallium Arsenide Lasers;
- Heterojunction Devices;
- Laser Modes;
- Picosecond Pulses;
- Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers;
- Waveguide Lasers;
- Injection Lasers;
- Lasing;
- Lateral Oscillation;
- Self Focusing;
- Lasers and Masers