DocumentCode
1116931
Title
External-cavity laser design
Author
Coldren, Larry A. ; Koch, Thomas L.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
2
Issue
6
fYear
1984
fDate
12/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1045
Lastpage
1051
Abstract
External cavity stabilized semiconductor lasers using laser cavities 
m and etalon cavities between 50 and 200 μm appear suitable for single-longitudinal-mode sources in high data rate fiber communication systems. The design of cavity lengths, losses, and mirror reflectivities are considered for optimum device performance. Using obtainable parameters, it appears possible to provide a sufficient overdesign to allow reasonable changes in optical path lengths and temperature without loss of the required spurious mode suppression.
m and etalon cavities between 50 and 200 μm appear suitable for single-longitudinal-mode sources in high data rate fiber communication systems. The design of cavity lengths, losses, and mirror reflectivities are considered for optimum device performance. Using obtainable parameters, it appears possible to provide a sufficient overdesign to allow reasonable changes in optical path lengths and temperature without loss of the required spurious mode suppression.Keywords
Optical fiber transmitters, lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser stability; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Performance loss; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073726
Filename
1073726
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