Characteristics of a grating-external-cavity semiconductor laser containing intracavity prism beam expanders

Author

Zorabedian, Paul

Author_Institution

Hewlett-Packard Lab., Palo Alto, CA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

3

fYear

1992

fDate

3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

330

Lastpage

335

Abstract

A grating tuned external cavity semiconductor laser incorporating a gradient-index rod lens and a pair of intracavity silicon prism beam expanders was constructed using a configuration aimed at simultaneously achieving the following objectives: the ability to operate at any external cavity longitudinal mode without tuning gaps caused by residual resonances of the laser diode cavity, stable feedback coupling between the diode and external cavities, narrow optical linewidth, and a high degree of external cavity longitudinal sidemode suppression

Keywords

diffraction gratings; gradient index optics; laser accessories; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; lenses; optical prisms; semiconductor junction lasers; spectral line breadth; GRIN rod lens; Si; external cavity longitudinal mode; external cavity longitudinal sidemode suppression; gradient-index rod lens; grating tuned; grating-external-cavity semiconductor laser; intracavity prism beam expanders; laser diode cavity; laser diodes; narrow optical linewidth; residual resonances; stable feedback coupling; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Lenses; Optical feedback; Semiconductor lasers; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.124495

Filename

124495