A Semiconductor Laser For Laser Communications Applications

M. S. Zediker; H. A. Appelman; T. E. Bonham; D. A. Bryan; A. J. Chenoweth; B. G. Clay; J. R. Heidel; J. L. Levy; D. J. Krebs; R. G. Podgornik

doi:10.1117/12.951707

2 June 1989 A Semiconductor Laser For Laser Communications Applications

M. S. Zediker, H. A. Appelman, T. E. Bonham, D. A. Bryan, A. J. Chenoweth, B. G. Clay, J. R. Heidel, J. L. Levy, D. J. Krebs, R. G. Podgornik

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Proceedings Volume 1059, Space Sensing, Communications, and Networking; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951707
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A coherent array of 10 amplifiers has been demonstrated using an active integrated optics technology based on AlGaAs laser diode material. These arrays have demonstrated power outputs of 300 mW CW with only 2 mW injected power. The fractional coherence between any two amplifiers in the array is greater than 0.8. These arrays have been used to amplify a 10 MHz amplitude-modulated signal, which is the first step in the development of a laser communications system.

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M. S. Zediker, H. A. Appelman, T. E. Bonham, D. A. Bryan, A. J. Chenoweth, B. G. Clay, J. R. Heidel, J. L. Levy, D. J. Krebs, and R. G. Podgornik "A Semiconductor Laser For Laser Communications Applications", Proc. SPIE 1059, Space Sensing, Communications, and Networking, (2 June 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951707

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