Title :
Simulation and Optimization of High-Power Semiconductor Lasers and Modules
Author :
Matuschek, Nicolai
Author_Institution :
Bookham (Switzerland) AG, Zurich
Abstract :
Depending on their application high-power semiconductor laser devices have to be optimized with respect to various design parameters. We discuss the simulation and optimization of the device performance with respect to electrical and thermal properties, output power, wavelength stability, and device reliability using the example of our latest pump-laser generation that has been developed and qualified to support the high-end market of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. Modeled and measured device properties are compared at each design step. Based on an overall optimization of the device performance fiber Bragg grating (FBG) stabilized telecom-grade pump-laser modules have been realized yielding 750 mW fiber-coupled light output power.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser stability; optical fibres; optical pumping; semiconductor device reliability; semiconductor lasers; thermo-optical effects; device performance optimization; electrical property; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; fiber Bragg grating; high-power lasers; power 750 mW; pump-laser generation; pump-laser module; semiconductor device reliability; semiconductor lasers; telecom-grade pump-laser module; thermal property; wavelength stability; Design optimization; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser applications; Optical design; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Thermal stability; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2007. NUSOD '07. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newark, DE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1431-4
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2007.4348999
