Title :
Temperature tuned external cavity diode laser with micromachined silicon etalons
Author :
Chapman, William B. ; Daiber, Andrew ; McDonald, Mark ; Finot, Marc ; Kozlovsky, William J.
Author_Institution :
Opt. platform Div., Intel Corp., Newark, CA, USA
Abstract :
A tunable external cavity diode laser employing micromachined thermally tuned silicon etalons and laser-welding manufacturing is presented. Integral wavelength locking and an efficient calibration method are described. Accurate, stable wavelength and power are discussed.
Keywords :
laser beam welding; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; light interferometers; micromachining; semiconductor lasers; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; calibration; integral wavelength locking; laser-welding manufacturing; micromachined silicon etalons; temperature tuned external cavity diode laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
