DocumentCode
765752
Title
Single longitudinal-mode stability via wave mixing in long-cavity semiconductor lasers
Author
Doerr, C.R. ; Zirngibl, M. ; Joyner, C.H.
Author_Institution
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
7
Issue
9
fYear
1995
Firstpage
962
Lastpage
964
Abstract
We show that with the appropriate intracavity filter, wave mixing due to carrier depletion guarantees stable single longitudinal mode operation in long-cavity semiconductor lasers, We experimentally demonstrate the principle using a multifrequency waveguide grating router laser.<>
Keywords
diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser modes; laser theory; multiwave mixing; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; carrier depletion; intracavity filter; long-cavity semiconductor lasers; multifrequency waveguide grating router laser; single longitudinal-mode stability; stable single longitudinal mode operation; wave mixing; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.414669
Filename
414669
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