Multiwavelengths DFB waveguide laser arrays in Yb-Er codoped phosphate glass substrate

Author

Blaize, S. ; Bastard, L. ; Cassagnetes, C. ; Broquin, J.E.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Nanotechnologie et d´Instrum. Opt., Troyes, France

Volume

15

Issue

4

fYear

2003

fDate

4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

516

Lastpage

518

Abstract

The realization of arrays of 15 distributed feedback lasers integrated on an Er-Yb-doped phosphate glass substrate is reported. A submicronic corrugated grating has been etched on a comb of Ag/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion exchanged waveguides with varying diffusion aperture width. Robust single frequency emission spectrum are shown, closely gauged on the 25- and 100-GHz International Telecommunications Union grids around 1.535 μm with a pump-power threshold of 14 mW and a slope efficiency of 5.7%.

Keywords

diffusion; distributed feedback lasers; erbium; laser arrays; optical glass; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; substrates; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 1.535 micron; 14 mW; 5.7 percent; Ag/sup +/-Na/sup +/; Ag/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion exchanged waveguides; P/sub 2/O/sub 5/:Yb,Er; Yb-Er codoped phosphate glass substrate; distributed feedback lasers; multiwavelength DFB waveguide laser arrays; pump-power threshold; robust single frequency emission spectrum; slope efficiency; submicronic corrugated grating; varying diffusion aperture width; Apertures; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Distributed feedback devices; Etching; Frequency; Glass; Laser feedback; Optical arrays; Robustness; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.809306

Filename

1190188