Title :
Blue Laser Diode Wavelength Selection With a Variable Reflectivity Resonant Mirror
Author :
Byrd, Matthew J. ; Woodward, Ryan H. ; Pung, Aaron J. ; Johnson, Eric G. ; Lee, Kyu J. ; Magnusson, Robert ; Binun, Paul ; McCormick, Kyle
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, USA
Abstract :
A guided-mode resonance filter is designed and fabricated for externally locking a GaN blue laser diode. The external mirror design is polarization selective which allows the reflectivity to be tuned, in order to optimize the output coupling of the cavity. The resonance demonstrates a line-width <;0.5 nm, centered at 445.6 nm with an output power in excess of 0.5 W of CW power without temperature control.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical filters; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; CW power; GaN; GaN blue laser diode; blue laser diode wavelength selection; cavity output coupling; external locking; external mirror design; guided-mode resonance filter; line-width; output power; polarization selective; power 0.5 W; reflectivity tuning; variable reflectivity resonant mirror; wavelength 445.6 nm; Cavity resonators; Diode lasers; Gratings; Mirrors; Power generation; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Resonant gratings; optical components; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2014.2351351
