ISSN:
1572-817X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract We report the observation of sustained oscillations and pulsation behaviour in various GaInP/AlGaInP 670 nm diode lasers. We present experimental dependences of the oscillation strength and frequency as functions of diode structure, temperature and drive current. We explore the resonant excitation of this oscillation using both an r.f. current signal and a tunable-repetition-rate picosecond laser source. When a diode laser with a weak internal oscillation is coupled to an external cavity, strong pulsing behaviour is observed, and we attribute this behaviour to self-mode-locking.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00367945