Injection locking of broad-area semiconductor lasers for free-space laser communication

Yun Liu; Hua-Kuang Liu; Yehuda Y. Braiman

doi:10.1117/12.450938

9 December 2002 Injection locking of broad-area semiconductor lasers for free-space laser communication

Yun Liu, Hua-Kuang Liu, Yehuda Y. Braiman

Proceedings Volume 4821, Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450938
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

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.

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Yun Liu, Hua-Kuang Liu, and Yehuda Y. Braiman "Injection locking of broad-area semiconductor lasers for free-space laser communication", Proc. SPIE 4821, Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II, (9 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450938

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