DocumentCode
733794
Title
Sampled grating quantum cascade lasers with high tuning stability
Author
Kalchmair, S. ; Blanchard, R. ; Mansuripur, T.S. ; De Naurois, G.M. ; Diehl, L. ; Pfluegl, C. ; Witinski, M.F. ; Capasso, F. ; Loncar, M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report a sampled grating quantum cascade laser with excellent tuning stability over the full tuning range (106 cm-1). Spatial hole burning and facet reflections can cause unpredictable mode jumping. We present a stabilization method.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; laser modes; laser stability; laser tuning; light reflection; optical hole burning; quantum cascade lasers; facet reflections; mode jumping; sampled grating quantum cascade laser; spatial hole burning; stabilization method; tuning stability; Coatings; Gratings; Laser stability; Mirrors; Quantum cascade lasers; Stability analysis; Tuning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7184236
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