Title :
Polarization extinction ratio impact on spectral stability of Bragg grating stabilized laser diodes
Author :
Davis, Monica K. ; Echavarria, Alina ; Loeber, David A S
Author_Institution :
Corning Lasertron, Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that polarization extinction ratio (PER) affects the spectral instability of 980-nm band fiber Bragg grating stabilized pump lasers using a polarization-maintaining fiber pigtail. Enhanced spectral stability better than 0.01 nm is demonstrated in devices with superior PER.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser stability; optical fibre polarisation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; 980 nm; Bragg grating stabilized laser diodes; fiber Bragg grating; polarization extinction ratio; polarization-maintaining fiber pigtail; pump lasers; spectral stability; Bragg gratings; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Extinction ratio; Fiber gratings; Laser stability; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.833058
