Generation and optimum control of picosecond optical pulses from gain-switched semiconductor lasers
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 24 (8) , 1519-1523
- https://doi.org/10.1109/3.7078
Abstract
The generation of picosecond pulses from gain-switched semiconductor laser diodes is studied. Theoretically, common-rate equations are used to give pulse width and amplitude as a function of external parameters. The numerical predictions are compared with experimental results. It is found that optimum conditions can be achieved by an appropriate choice of the bias current.Keywords
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