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Generación de pulsos ópticos a 1,5 μm mediante computación de ganancia en láseres de cavidad vertical

Abstract

Optical pulses with duration below 60 ps were generated by gain-switching a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) at 1535 nm. We used a radio frequency (RF) sinusoidal signal to modulate the device near threshold. Relaxation oscillations or pulse train generation were observed depending on the gain switching conditions. Repetition rates between 100 MHz and 2 GHz were tested. The dependence of the pulse width and amplitude was investigated in relation with the bias current and excitation frequency and amplitude. The optimal configuration of the current bias and RF modulating signal provided the shortest pulse duration of 57 ps at repetition rate of 800 MH

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