• DocumentCode
    1422130
  • Title

    2-D Stacked External Cavity Multiwavelength Surface-Emitting Laser Array

  • Author

    Yilmaz, Yigit O. ; Smolski, Oleg V. ; Smolski, Viktor O. ; Lockerman, Joshua K. ; Johnson, Eric G.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    323
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    In this letter, we present a multiwavelength two-dimensional array based on vertically stacked grating coupled surface-emitting laser bars. The emitters in the array were individually wavelength stabilized using external Littrow gratings fabricated on silicon-based spacers. In pulse operation, lasing with a ~0.3-nm linewidth from each device and maximum total peak power of 120 W was achieved.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; laser cavity resonators; laser stability; optical fabrication; semiconductor laser arrays; silicon; spectral line breadth; surface emitting lasers; 2D stacked external cavity; Si; external Littrow gratings; multiwavelength surface-emitting laser array; optical fabrication; pulse operation; silicon-based spacers; spectral linewidth; vertically stacked grating; External cavity lasers; laser arrays; semiconductor lasers; surface-emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2011.2104943
  • Filename
    5682390