-This paper reviews a contactless laser-pumped minority carrier lifetime probe which is of general utility in solid-state and semiconductor material measurements. This inductively coupled radio frequency probe has been used in a diverse array of measurements. It can study minority carrier properties, for example: epitaxial heterostructure quality comparing different growth methods; wafer substr...

This paper describes a novel concept for laser-based interrogation, communication, and navigation between multiple spacecraft platforms using a gimbaled laser source on a pursuer spacecraft and a target board populated with retromodulators (modulating retroreflectors) integrated on a host spacecraft. The combined laser source and retroreflectors can provide centimeter-level relative positioning...

With a proper perturbation, even a single-mode semiconductor laser can exhibit highly complex dynamical characteristics ranging from stable, narrow-linewidth oscillation to broadband chaos. In recent years, three approaches to invoke complex nonlinear dynamical states in a single-mode semiconductor laser have been thoroughly studied: optical injection, optical feedback, and optoelectronic feedb...

Generation of short optical pulses in semiconductor lasers is of practical interest for an increasing number of applications. It is also of fundamental interest because of its tight relation with the field of semiconductor laser dynamics. After an introductory review, we compare the performances of gain-switching, Q-switching and mode-locking techniques. The comparison is illustrated by experim...