Dynamic Theory of Picosecond Optical Pulse Shaping by Gain-Switched Semiconductor Laser Amplifiers
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Absfrucf-A dynamic theory of semiconductor laser amplifiers is developed which takes into account the coherent time-dependent amplification of an incident optical pulse as well as the nonlinear dynamics of the semiconductor laser when driven by an unbiased injection current pulse. For suitable time delays between the optical and the electrical pulse, a strongly nonlinear self-induced shortening of the emitted laser pulse is predicted.
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