Low-cost athermal wavelength-locker integrated in a temperature-tuned single-frequency laser package

Author

Ackerman, D.A. ; Paget, K.M. ; Schneemeyer, L.F. ; Ketelsen, L.J.-P. ; Warning, F.W. ; Sjolund, O. ; Graebner, J.E. ; Kanan, A. ; Raju, V.R. ; Eng, L.E. ; Schaeffer, E.D. ; Van Emmerik, P.

Author_Institution

TriQuint Optoelectronics, Breinigsville, PA, USA

Volume

22

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

166

Lastpage

171

Abstract

A package-integrated, compact, low-cost, athermal wavelength locker is introduced. It uses a novel etalon material, Schnaelite, to reduce environmental temperature sensitivity well over an order of magnitude compared to commercially available fused silica based lockers. Thermo-optical properties of temperature insensitive etalons are presented. Results demonstrating frequency stability of devices incorporating Schnaelite etalon based discriminators show optical frequency shifts below 1 GHz for large changes in case and laser temperature. This enabling technology promotes future small form-factor, low power consumption, multichannel laser sources.

Keywords

Fabry-Perot interferometers; integrated optics; laser accessories; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; optical materials; solid lasers; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; Schnaelite etalon material; discriminators; frequency stability; fused silica based lockers; low-cost athermal wavelength-locker; multichannel laser sources; optical frequency shifts; temperature insensitive etalons; temperature-tuned single-frequency laser package; thermo-optical properties; Energy consumption; Frequency; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical devices; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Packaging; Silicon compounds; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2004.824186

Filename

1266690