Title :
Optofluidic distributed feedback dye laser
Author :
Li, Zhenyu ; Zhang, Zhaoyu ; Emery, Teresa ; Scherer, Axel ; Psaltis, Demetri
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrated an optofluidic distributed feedback (DFB) dye laser on a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) chip. Single-mode operation was obtained with 0.21 nm linewidth. We achieved nearly 60 nm continuously tunable output by mechanically varying the grating period.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; dye lasers; continuously tunable output; distributed feedback dye laser; mechanically varying; optofluidic; poly(dimethylsiloxane) chip; single mode operation; Distributed feedback devices; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; (130.0130) Integrated optics; (140.2050) Dye lasers; (140.3490) Lasers, distributed-feedback; (140.3570) Lasers, single-mode; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (230.4000) Microstructure fabrication; (230.7380) Waveguides, channeled;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627620
