Active Q-switching in semiconductor ring lasers

Mezosi, G., Furst, S. and Sorel, M. (2008) Active Q-switching in semiconductor ring lasers. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 4-9 May 2008, San Jose, CA, USA. Optical Society of America: Washington DC, USA, pp. 1893-1894. ISBN 9781557528599

Abstract

We report on the integration of semiconductor ring lasers with tunable directional couplers to modulate the Q-factor of the ring cavity. Active Q-switching is demonstrated with 120 ps pulses, up to frequencies of 1.8 GHz.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Mezosi, Mr Gabor and Sorel, Professor Marc
• Authors: Mezosi, G., Furst, S., and Sorel, M.
• Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• ISBN: 9781557528599