Tunable operation of a gain-switched diode laser by nonresonant self-injection seeding

Authors
Birkin, DJL Rafailov, EU Sibbett, W Avrutin, E
Citation
Djl. Birkin et al., Tunable operation of a gain-switched diode laser by nonresonant self-injection seeding, IEEE PHOTON, 13(11), 2001, pp. 1158-1160
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1158 - 1160
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200111)13:11<1158:TOOAGD>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
In this letter, we report tunable operation of a gain-switched diode laser by nonresonant self-injection seeding from an uncoated glass slide used as an external cavity reflector. A spectral linewidth reduction from 11 to 0.0 5 nm has been achieved for picosecond pulses with little effect on other la ser characteristics. Good agreement with numerical simulations based on a c ompound-cavity laser model is also reported.