Abstract
This paper describes experimental results on the injection locking of high-power broad-area semiconductor lasers in a commercially available 19-laser array driven by a common current source. Single-frequency optical spectrum and single lobe far-field pattern are observed as a result of injection locking. We discuss the temporal dynamics, the amplification of the injection light, and the phase coherence between the injection-locked lasers, which are key issues in their applications to free-space laser communication.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 259-264 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 4821 |
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| State | Published - 2002 |
| Event | Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: Jul 9 2002 → Jul 11 2002 |
Keywords
- Broad-area laser
- Dynamics
- Free-space laser communication
- Injection locking
- Laser diode array
- MOPA