Filtered external optical feedback in a semiconductor laser: theory and experiment

Author

Yousefi, M. ; Andersen, O. ; Fischer, A. ; Stolte, S. ; Lenstra, D.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Sci., Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

164

Lastpage

165

Abstract

Summary form only given.Over the 1980s/1990s, external cavity diode lasers have been successfully utilized for, among others, linewidth narrowing, suppression of unwanted secondary longitudinal modes, and reduction of modulation-induced frequency chirp. Although many questions have been answered and our understanding of the underlying mechanism as to the sensitivity of the diode laser subject to external optical feedback has significantly increased, many questions still remain, the solution of which are essential for control of the stability of these lasers.

Keywords

chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser stability; laser theory; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; spectral line narrowing; external cavity diode lasers; external optical feedback; filtered external optical feedback; laser stability; linewidth narrowing; modulation-induced frequency chirp reduction; semiconductor laser; sensitivity; unwanted secondary longitudinal mode suppression; Chirp modulation; Diode lasers; Filtering theory; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906863

Filename

906863