Laser diode structures with a saturable absorber for high-energy picosecond optical pulse generation by combined gain-and Q-switching
Ryvkin, Boris S.; Avrutin, Eugene A.; Kostamovaara, Johanna E.K.; Kostamovaara, Juha T. (2017-01-19)
B S Ryvkin et al 2017 Semicond. Sci. Technol. 32 025015. doi: 10.1088/1361-6641/32/2/025015
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Abstract
The performance of gain-switched Fabry-Perot asymmetric-waveguide semiconductor lasers with a large equivalent spot size and an intracavity saturable absorber was investigated experimentally and theoretically. The laser with a short (~ 20 μm) absorber emitted high-energy afterpulse-free optical pulses in a broad range of injection current pulse amplitudes; optical pulses with a peak power of about 35 W and a duration of about 80 ps at half maximum were achieved with a current pulse with an amplitude of just 8 A and a duration of 1.5 ns. Good quality pulsations were observed in a broad range of elevated temperatures. The introduction of a substantially longer absorber section lead to strong spectral broadening of the output without a significant improvement to pulse energy and peak power.
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