Polarization-induced feedback effects in fiber Bragg grating-stabilized diode lasers

Author

Davis, Monica K. ; Echavarria, Alina

Author_Institution

Corning Lasertron, Bedford, MA, USA

Volume

22

Issue

12

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2816

Lastpage

2822

Abstract

Enhanced performance in fiber Bragg grating-stabilized laser diode designs using polarization-maintaining fiber pigtails requires tight control of polarization extinction ratio. Polarization extinction ratio (PER) affects device power stability, photocurrent behavior, and spectral characteristics. In this paper, the impact of PER on the final device performance is quantified and significant performance improvement when PER is maintained at or above 20 dB is demonstrated.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; laser feedback; laser stability; optical fibre polarisation; optical variables control; photoemission; semiconductor lasers; device power stability; diode lasers; fiber Bragg grating-stabilized lasers; laser diode designs; photocurrent behavior; polarization extinction ratio; polarization extinction ratio control; polarization-induced feedback effects; polarization-maintaining fiber pigtails; spectral characteristics; Bragg gratings; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Gratings; laser stability; optical fiber polarization; semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2004.835744

Filename

1366482