DOI: 10.1051/jp3:1994283
J. Phys. III France 4 (1994) 2371-2378
Novel application of optically pumped vertical cavity surface emitting lasers : fast amplifying optical switch
R. RajCentre National d'Etudes des Télécommunications, Paris B, Laboratoire de Bagneux, B.P. 107, 92225 Bagneux, France
(Received 4 March 1994, accepted 30 June 1994)
Abstract
An amplification of 30 dB of an external beam by a photopumped vertical cavity surface emitting laser structure is obtained.
The temporal response of 20 ps points to the use of the structure as a fast amplifying switch, capable of attaining several
GHz frequency.
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