Picosecond pulse generation with a cw GaAlAs laser diode

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.90312· OSTI ID:6847266

Ho, P; Glasser, L A; Ippen, E P; Haus, H A

We report the generation of 20-ps optical pulses at microwave repetition rate from a GaAlAs double-heterostructure diode operating cw at room temperature. The diode is operated in an external optical resonator and is actively modulated at 3 GHz. The pulses are measured by autocorrelation using SHG in LiIO/sub 3/. They are the shortest pulses ever reported for a cw laser diode.

• Research Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
• OSTI ID: 6847266
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 33:3; ISSN APPLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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