ULTRASHORT PULSES IN DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAM FROM DIODE-LASER ARRAYSWITH EXTERNAL-CAVITY

Authors
CHELNOKOV AV LOURTIOZ JM GAVRILOVIC P
Citation
Av. Chelnokov et al., ULTRASHORT PULSES IN DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAM FROM DIODE-LASER ARRAYSWITH EXTERNAL-CAVITY, Electronics Letters, 29(10), 1993, pp. 861-862
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
29
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
861 - 862
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1993)29:10<861:UPIDBF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Picosecond pulses are generated in a diffraction-limited beam from pas sive (hybrid) modelocked conventional (lambda = 0.8 mum) diode laser a rrays in an external cavity. The emitted energy (10-20 pJ) is almost o ne order of magnitude higher than that obtained from single stripe qua ntum well lasers at similar pulse durations. The shortest pulses (appr oximately 3 ps, 3 nm spectral width) are obtained strong saturable abs orbers and 1% antireflection coatings. Correspondingly, external cavit ies with relatively low angular selectivity can be used in these condi tions.