DocumentCode
1099820
Title
Mode-Resolved Measurements of the Linewidth Enhancement Factor of a Fabry–PÉrot Laser
Author
Villafranca, Asier ; Villafranca, Aitor ; Giuliani, Guido ; Garcés, Ignacio
Author_Institution
Laboratorios Av. de Investig., Univ. de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Volume
21
Issue
17
fYear
2009
Firstpage
1256
Lastpage
1258
Abstract
The linewidth enhancement factor of a multiple longitudinal-mode laser is measured using both the traditional Hakki-Paoli method and two proposed modifications to techniques that are generally used for single longitudinal-mode lasers. Parameters are measured separately for the different modes and compared.
Keywords
Fabry-Perot resonators; chirp modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser variables measurement; optical fibre amplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Fabry-Perot Laser; Hakki-Paoli method; fiber amplifier; laser chirp; linewidth enhancement factor; mode-resolved measurements; multiple longitudinal-mode laser; semiconductor lasers; Laser measurements; semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2009.2025261
Filename
5109750
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