Analysis of the modal behavior of an antiguide diode laser array with Talbot filter

Author

Van Eijk, P.D.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Twente Univ., Enschede

Volume

9

Issue

5

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

629

Lastpage

634

Abstract

An analysis of the filtering of the array modes in a resonant optical waveguide (ROW) array of antiguides by a diffractive spatial filter (a Talbot filter) is presented. A dispersion relation is derived for the array modes, allowing the calculation of the field distribution. The filtering is analyzed by calculating the field propagation of each array mode in an array structure with a Talbot filter by means of the beam-propagation method. It is shown that an ROW array of antiguides with a Talbot filter is an effective means to achieve single in-phase mode operation with a diffraction-limited output

Keywords

diffraction gratings; integrated optics; laser modes; optical waveguide theory; semiconductor laser arrays; spatial filters; Talbot filter; antiguide diode laser array; array modes; array structure; beam-propagation method; diffraction-limited output; diffractive spatial filter; dispersion relation; field propagation; filtering; modal behavior; resonant optical waveguide array; single in-phase mode operation; Diode lasers; Dispersion; Filtering; Optical arrays; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Semiconductor laser arrays; Spatial filters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.79539

Filename

79539