Stable pulsations of semiconductor lasers by optoelectronic feedback with avalanche photodiodes

23 April 1987

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 23 (9) , 471-472
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19870339

Abstract

Experimentally, stable pulsations of semiconductor lasers are achieved by using optoelectronic feedback via an avalanche photodiode and a coaxial delay line. The observed micro-wave spectrum yields a linewidth (–3 dB) down to 90 kHz at 1.7 GHz. The pulse width is determined to be 130 ps.

Keywords

STABLE PULSATIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
PULSE WIDTH
OPTOELECTRONIC FEEDBACK
MICROWAVE SPECTRUM
AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE
130 PS
COAXIAL DELAY LINE
PICOSECOND OPTICAL PULSES
1.7 GHZ
90 KHZ

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