PICOSECOND PULSE GENERATION IN CW SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS USING A NOVEL REGENERATIVE GAIN-SWITCHING TECHNIQUE

Authors
YAN C REDDY KPJ JAIN RK MCINERNEY JG
Citation
C. Yan et al., PICOSECOND PULSE GENERATION IN CW SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS USING A NOVEL REGENERATIVE GAIN-SWITCHING TECHNIQUE, IEEE photonics technology letters, 5(5), 1993, pp. 494-497
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
494 - 497
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1993)5:5<494:PPGICS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We report generation of stable trains of picosecond pulses from CW sem iconductor lasers using a novel regenerative gain-switching technique. Pulse durations of less than 35 ps, and tuning of the pulse repetitio n rate from approximately 200-500 MHz, have been demonstrated.