Title :
Efficient modulation and coupling of CW junction laser light using electrooptic waveguides
Author :
Hammer, J.M. ; Kressel, H. ; Ladany, I. ; Neil, C.C. ; Phillips, W.
Author_Institution :
RCA Laboratories, Princeton, N.J.
Abstract :
The use of an electrooptical-waveguide modulator to achieve over 80-percent modulation of 7980-Å light from a room temperature laser diode operating at 10 mW CW is reported. The insertion loss of the modulator including couplers is 8.5 dB, and the output beam has high coherence.
Keywords :
Diode lasers; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Insertion loss; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Temperature; Waveguide junctions; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1975.9744
