Title :
Programmable wavelength tuning of an external-cavity diode laser
Author :
Chi-Luen Wang ; Sheng-An Wang ; Wang, Stanley C. ; Ci-Ling Pan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report a novel tunable laser configuration using a commercial semiconductor taper amplifier and a fast-scanning external-grating mirror cavity. By designing and controlling the shape of the reflective stripes of the end mirror, this configuration allows programmable wavelength scanning at any given function. The laser configuration is based on the dual-wavelength cavity. We used a tapered GaAlAs laser diode amplifier as the gain element.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; diffraction gratings; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; GaAlAs; commercial semiconductor taper laser amplifier; dual-wavelength cavity; end mirror; external-cavity diode laser; fast-scanning external-grating mirror cavity; laser configuration; programmable wavelength scanning; programmable wavelength tuning; reflective stripes; tapered GaAlAs laser diode amplifier gain element; tunable laser configuration; Brazil Council; Charge carrier density; Current measurement; Diode lasers; Electrons; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Semiconductor device noise; Spontaneous emission; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676200
