100 ps Optical pulse generator using laser diodes for visible light communication applications

P. Binh (1) , V. Trong (1) , Pierre Renucci (2) , Xavier Marie (2)

1 Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
2 LPCNO - Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets

We present a simple ultrashort optical pulse generator based on step recovery diode, short‐circuited transmission line and relaxation oscillation effect suppression with reduced dc bias. Experimental results achieved a 80‐ps optical pulse with 655 nm AlGaInP laser diode (LD) and a 200‐ps optical pulse with 420‐nm GaN‐based LD.

Mots clés: visible laser diode; optical pulse generator; relaxation oscillation; step recovery diode

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

P. Binh, V. Trong, Pierre Renucci, Xavier Marie. 100 ps Optical pulse generator using laser diodes for visible light communication applications. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 2014, 56 (1), pp.184-187. ⟨hal-02050877⟩