Title :
An External Cavity Tunable Laser with a Low-Loss Narrowband MEMS Tunable Blazed Grating
Author :
Antoine, Christophe ; Li, Xiang ; Sesko, David ; Solgaard, Olav
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford
Abstract :
An external cavity laser using a stationary tunable blazed grating (TBG) with -0.7 dB reflection loss and 0.4 nm passband is tuned over the 5.4 nm grating free spectral range. Continuous tuning is also established.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser tuning; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; semiconductor lasers; continuous tuning; diffraction gratings; diode tunable lasers; external cavity tunable laser; grating free spectral range; low-loss narrowband MEMS tunable blazed grating; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Micromechanical devices; Narrowband; Optical tuning; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Diffraction gratings; diode tunable lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382667
