Papers by Keyword: Tunable Laser

Abstract: A diode-end-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG laser discretely tunable for five wavelengths was demonstrated. The tunability was obtained by a blazing grating in Littrow mode, and the laser was discretely tuned from 1052 nm to 1073 nm. Under the diode pump power of 4.59 W, the average output powers at five wavelengths were all over 1 W. The laser source may find applications in spectroscopy and metrology.

Abstract: A wavelength-tunable laser is a powerful tool as light source for sensing and its research and development has been studied so far. In order to obtain a new tunable laser the authors have developed a tunable Er³⁺-doped fiber laser in Littman/Metcalf configuration, and incorporating a Galvano mirror, scanning of the lasing wavelength is demonstrated. For the emission range that a semiconductor-based light source hardly covers, a tunable Tm³⁺-Ho³⁺ fluoride fiber laser is also demonstrated.

Abstract: A packaging architecture is developed for MEMS tunable laser (MEMS-TL). The hybrid integration of chips is realized under high accuracy thermal control and precise alignment. The thermal conductivity of the laser chip has been improved up to 60% by the proper substrate design of device and epi-down bonding method. Under the analysis of heat flux, we employ a thermo-electric cooler (TEC) to stabilize the temperature. The substrate is designed to accommodate gain chips with minimal active optical alignment, thus reducing the packaging cost. With this packaging scheme, the insertion loss is greatly induced less than 1 dB due to the advantages of horizontal and vertical alignment in optical fiber fastening and laser diode bonding.

Abstract: This papers deals with the study of novel building blocks suitable for architectures of MEMS tunable lasers integrated in SOI platforms. These building blocks are based on the use of 1D photonic crystals (1D PCs) made of silicon-air thin layers stacks. These provide high reflectivity in certain wavelength range as well as access to simple Fabry-Perot cavities. The latter was studied more in detail and simulations are presented along with preliminary experimental results. A tilted Fabry-Perot cavity was analyzed for its potential of mode selector to prevent for mode hopping and thus enable continuous mode tuning by control of separation gap. As 1D PCs exhibit dispersion characteristics, this behavior is analyzed as well for its potential use for compensation purposes of wavelength dependence of the refractive index in the III-V gain medium.