• DocumentCode
    802164
  • Title

    High-efficiency coupling of laser diodes in tapered proton-exchanged waveguides

  • Author

    Mizuuchi, K. ; Yamamoto, Koji ; Taniuchi, Tetsuo

  • Author_Institution
    Semicond. Res. Centre, Matsushita Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    1992
  • Lastpage
    1994
  • Abstract
    Low-loss coupling between a laser diode and a tapered waveguide fabricated by selective area proton-exchange in LiNbO3 is reported. The effectiveness of this waveguide is demonstrated by generating 12.3 mW of second harmonic blue light pulse by Cerenkov radiation.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical couplers; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; semiconductor junction lasers; 12.3 mW; Cerenkov radiation; GaAlAs laser diode; LiNbO 3:MgO; high-efficiency coupling; laser diodes; low-loss coupling; second harmonic blue light pulse; selective area proton-exchange; tapered proton-exchanged waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19901288
  • Filename
    102576