Wavelength selection and switching in short pulses generated from semiconductor lasers.

by Chow Kin Kee.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000.Includes bibliographical references.Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.iiAcknowledgment --- p.vTable of Contents --- p.viChapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Ultra-short Pulse Generation in Semiconductor Lasers --- p.2Chapter 1.2 --- Wavelength Selection and Switching in Short Pulses Generated from Semiconductor Laser --- p.4Chapter 1.3 --- Structure of the Thesis --- p.6Reference --- p.8Chapter 2. --- Principles and Theories --- p.10Chapter 2.1 --- Principle of Wavelength Switching in Self-Seeded Laser --- p.11Chapter 2.2 --- Principle of Synchronous Injection Seeding of two Lasers --- p.15Chapter 2.3 --- Principle of Fast Spectral Improvement in DFB Laser with Optical Feedback --- p.17Chapter 2.4 --- Principle of Spectrally Resolved Analysis --- p.19Reference --- p.24Chapter 3. --- Switching Dynamics between Single-Mode and Dual-Mode Pulse Emissions from a Self-Seeded Laser Diode --- p.25Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.26Chapter 3.2 --- Experimental Details and Discussion --- p.28Chapter 3.3 --- Summary --- p.37Reference --- p.38Chapter 4. --- Spectrally Resolved Analysis of Fast Tuning in Single-Mode Pulses Generated from Mutually Injection-Seeded Fabry- Perot Laser Diodes --- p.40Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.41Chapter 4.2 --- Experimental Details and Discussion --- p.42Chapter 4.3 --- Summary --- p.51Reference --- p.52Chapter 5. --- Fast Spectral Improvement in Gain-Switched Pulses Generated from a Distributed Feedback Laser with Weak Optical Feedback --- p.54Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.55Chapter 5.2 --- Experimental Details and Discussion --- p.57Chapter 5.3 --- Summary --- p.65Reference --- p.66Chapter 6. --- Conclusion and Future Work --- p.67Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.67Chapter 6.2 --- Future Works --- p.69Reference --- p.71Appendices --- p.A-lAppendix A. List of Publications --- p.A-lAppendix B. Modeling of Self-Seeded Fabry-Perot Laser --- p.A-2Appendix C. List of Figures --- p.A-