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Title: Q switching of low-threshold buried-heterostructure diode lasers at 10 GHz

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.95183· OSTI ID:6672112

Buried-heterostructure actively Q-switched diode lasers have been made with threshold currents as low as 14 mA. The lasers operate continuously at room temperature. Modulation has been observed at rates up to 10.5 GHz. Evidence of several modes of Q switching has been obtained.

Research Organization:
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173-0073
OSTI ID:
6672112
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 45:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English