• 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