Ultrashort superradiant pulse generation from a GaN/InGaN heterostructure

doi:10.1364/OE.20.007035

Ultrashort superradiant pulse generation from a GaN/InGaN heterostructure

V. F. Olle, P. P. Vasil’ev, A. Wonfor, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 7, pp. 7035-7039 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.007035

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Dicke superradiance from a two-section violet GaN/InGaN semiconductor laser diode is demonstrated for the first time. In the superradiance regime, optical pulses with peak powers in excess of 2.8 W and durations as short as 1.4 ps are generated at repetition rates of up to 10 MHz at the emission wavelength of 408 nm. The properties of superradiant pulse generation from these GaN/InGaN laser diodes are very similar to those reported for infrared AlGaAs/GaAs laser diodes.

OCIS Codes
(140.6630) Lasers and laser optics : Superradiance, superfluorescence
(230.5590) Optical devices : Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices

ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

History
Original Manuscript: December 8, 2011
Revised Manuscript: January 27, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: January 27, 2012
Published: March 13, 2012

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Modular Ultrafast Lasers (Invited Only) (2012) Optics Express

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V. F. Olle, P. P. Vasil’ev, A. Wonfor, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White, "Ultrashort superradiant pulse generation from a GaN/InGaN heterostructure," Opt. Express 20, 7035-7039 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-7-7035

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References

R. H. Dicke, “Coherence in spontaneous radiation processes,” Phys. Rev.93(1), 99–110 (1954). [CrossRef]
P. P. Vasil’ev, “Femtosecond superradiant emission in inorganic semiconductors,” Rep. Prog. Phys.72(7), 076501 (2009). [CrossRef]
P. P. Vasil’ev, “Conditions and possible mechanism of condensation of e-h pairs in bulk GaAs at room temperature,” Phys. Status Solidi B.241(6), 1251–1260 (2004). [CrossRef]
M. Xia, R. V. Penty, I. H. White, and P. P. Vasil'ev, “Superradiant emission from a tapered quantum-dot semiconductor diode emitter,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper CMY2.
M. Xia, R. V. Penty, I. H. White, and P. P. Vasil’ev, “Superradiant emission from AlInGaAs/InGaAsP quantum-well waveguides,” in Proceedings of IEEE European Conference Integrated Optics (IEEE, 2010), paper THD5.
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S. Kono, T. Oki, T. Miyajima, M. Ikeda, and H. Yokoyama, “12 W peak-power 10 ps duration optical pulse generation by gain switching of a single-transverse-mode GaInN blue laser diode,” Appl. Phys. Lett.93(13), 131113 (2008). [CrossRef]
R. Koda, T. Oki, T. Mayajima, H. Watanabe, M. Kuramoto, M. Ikeda, and H. Yokoyama, “100 W peak-power 1 GHz repetition picoseconds optical pulse generation using blue-violet GaInN diode laser mode-locked oscillator and optical amplifier,” Appl. Phys. Lett.97(2), 021101 (2010). [CrossRef]
K. Y. Lau, “Short-pulse and high frequency signal generation in semiconductor lasers,” J. Lightwave Technol.7(2), 400–419 (1989). [CrossRef]
V. Olle, P. P. Vasil'ev, A. Wonfor, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White, “High power short pulse generation at high repetition rate from InGaN violet laser diodes,” in Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper JWA82.

Connally, R.
Dicke, R. H.
Gebhardt, C. R.
Ikeda, M.
Jin, D. Y.
Kidsopoulos, T. N.
Koda, R.
Kono, S.
Kuramoto, M.
Ladopoulos, V.
Lau, K. Y.
Mayajima, T.
Miyajima, T.
Oki, T.
Piper, J.
Rakitzis, T. P.
Samartzis, P. C.
Strickler, J. H.
Vasil’ev, P. P.
Watanabe, H.
Webb, W. W.
Yokoyama, H.

Appl. Phys. Lett.

S. Kono, T. Oki, T. Miyajima, M. Ikeda, and H. Yokoyama, “12 W peak-power 10 ps duration optical pulse generation by gain switching of a single-transverse-mode GaInN blue laser diode,” Appl. Phys. Lett.93(13), 131113 (2008). [CrossRef]
R. Koda, T. Oki, T. Mayajima, H. Watanabe, M. Kuramoto, M. Ikeda, and H. Yokoyama, “100 W peak-power 1 GHz repetition picoseconds optical pulse generation using blue-violet GaInN diode laser mode-locked oscillator and optical amplifier,” Appl. Phys. Lett.97(2), 021101 (2010). [CrossRef]

Cytometry A

R. Connally, D. Y. Jin, and J. Piper, “High intensity solid-state UV source for time-gated luminescence microscopy,” Cytometry A69A(9), 1020–1027 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

J. Lightwave Technol.

K. Y. Lau, “Short-pulse and high frequency signal generation in semiconductor lasers,” J. Lightwave Technol.7(2), 400–419 (1989). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

J. H. Strickler and W. W. Webb, “Three-dimensional optical data storage in refractive media by two-photon point excitation,” Opt. Lett.16(22), 1780–1782 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev.

R. H. Dicke, “Coherence in spontaneous radiation processes,” Phys. Rev.93(1), 99–110 (1954). [CrossRef]

Phys. Status Solidi B.

P. P. Vasil’ev, “Conditions and possible mechanism of condensation of e-h pairs in bulk GaAs at room temperature,” Phys. Status Solidi B.241(6), 1251–1260 (2004). [CrossRef]

Rep. Prog. Phys.

P. P. Vasil’ev, “Femtosecond superradiant emission in inorganic semiconductors,” Rep. Prog. Phys.72(7), 076501 (2009). [CrossRef]

Rev. Sci. Instrum.

C. R. Gebhardt, T. P. Rakitzis, P. C. Samartzis, V. Ladopoulos, and T. N. Kidsopoulos, “Slice imaging: a new approach to ion imaging and velocity mapping,” Rev. Sci. Instrum.72(10), 3848–3853 (2001). [CrossRef]

Other

M. Xia, R. V. Penty, I. H. White, and P. P. Vasil'ev, “Superradiant emission from a tapered quantum-dot semiconductor diode emitter,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper CMY2.
M. Xia, R. V. Penty, I. H. White, and P. P. Vasil’ev, “Superradiant emission from AlInGaAs/InGaAsP quantum-well waveguides,” in Proceedings of IEEE European Conference Integrated Optics (IEEE, 2010), paper THD5.
V. Olle, P. P. Vasil'ev, A. Wonfor, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White, “High power short pulse generation at high repetition rate from InGaN violet laser diodes,” in Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper JWA82.

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