Bistable Diode Laser Amplifiers Used as Optical Repeaters or High-Sensitivity Clock-Synchronized Receivers,

Abstract

We present some experimental studies of the sensitivity of a GaAs/AlGaAs DH bistable diode laser amplifier (BDLA) when used as an optical repeater or as a high sensitivity clock synchronized optical receiver. Sensitivity of -34 dBm and -40.5 dBm have been measured, respectively. The optical bistability of interest is based on an intensity induced change of refractive index. A large usable optical gain is also measured in these experiments.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP007418

Entities

People

  • Mario Dagenais
  • Zeqi Pan

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Intensity
  • Laser Amplifiers
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Refractive Index
  • Repeaters
  • Sensitivity
  • Switching

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy