Title :
Tunable single-mode output of a multimode laser in a tunable fibre grating external cavity
Author :
Sorin, W.V. ; Newton, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, USA
Abstract :
Tunable single-mode oscillation has been obtained from a 1.3¿m multimode laser using a tunable fibre grating reflector in a fibre external cavity. The output was tuned over a 26 nm range with a secondary mode suppression greater than 25 dB at the centre of the gain profile.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; fibre optics; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser tuning; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.3 micron; InGaAsP-InP laser; fibre grating reflector; gain profile; multimode laser; secondary mode suppression; semiconductor laser; tunable fibre grating external cavity; tunable single mode oscillation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870285
