Electronically tunable, 1-W CW, near-diffraction-limited monolithic flared amplifier-master oscillator power amplifier (MFA-MOPA)

Author

Osinski, J.S. ; Dzurko, K.M. ; Major, J.S., Jr. ; Parke, R.A. ; Welch, D.F.

Author_Institution

SDL Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

Volume

6

Issue

8

fYear

1994

Firstpage

885

Lastpage

887

Abstract

An electronically tunable monolithic flared amplifier master oscillator power amplifier structure is described. This device is composed of a DBR laser tunable by free-carrier injection integrated with a flared amplifier, and generates 1-W CW of near-diffraction-limited, single mode power at /spl lambda//spl sim/980 mm, while allowing wavelength tuning over a 6-/spl Aring/ range using a tuning current of 30 mA. This device is useful in applications requiring high power, high beam quality, and precise wavelength control simultaneously such as in frequency doubling.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser modes; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; 1 W; 30 mA; 980 nm; CW lasers; DBR laser; InGaAs-AlGaAs-GaAs; electronically tunable; flared amplifier; free-carrier injection; frequency doubling; high beam quality; high power; laser tuning; monolithic flared amplifier-master oscillator power amplifier; near-diffraction-limited; precise wavelength control; single mode power; tuning current; wavelength tuning; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.313041

Filename

313041