Title :
Fastly tunable external-cavity diode-lasers controlled by electro-absorption modulators
Author :
Jähme, Hendrik ; Bülters, Mike ; Jäger, Dieter ; Hofmann, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics & Terahertz-Technol., Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
External-cavity diode-lasers are useful for numerous applications, because of their compactness, low cost, and broad tuning range. However, the tuning-speed of typical external-cavity setups (i.e. Littman) is typically limited to the kHz range by their mechanical components.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; electro-absorption modulators; fastly tunable external-cavity diode-lasers; tuning-speed; Cavity resonators; Laser tuning; Modulation; Optical switches; Pixel;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942626
