Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with the active layer position detuned from standing wave antinode for picosecond pulse generation by gain switching

Eugene Avrutin, Boris Ryvkin, Juha Tapio Kostamovaara

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Abstract

A vertical cavity surface emitting laser with the active layer position detuned from the standing wave antinode is proposed for the purpose of high energy picosecond pulse generation by gain switching and analysed using numerical simulations and a fully analytical model. An optimum value of the confinement factor for high-energy pulse generation is predicted and its origins discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Article number123101
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume110
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2011

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