Title :
Efficient channel waveguide device for difference-frequency mixing of diode lasers
Author :
Petrov, K.P. ; Roth, A.P. ; Patterson, T.L. ; Bamford, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Gemfire Corp., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We designed and fabricated a three-stage integrated channel waveguide array in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) using the process of annealed proton exchange (APE). Our choice of fabrication conditions, as well as theoretical predictions of waveguide performance, were based on a prior systematic study of refractive index profiles and dispersion of planar APE waveguides. The channel waveguide array was used to produce continuous-wave, single-frequency tunable 2.8-/spl mu/m radiation for spectroscopic applications, by difference-frequency mixing of diode lasers at 790 nm and 1096 nm, each operated at 150 mW output power.
Keywords :
ion exchange; lithium compounds; optical arrays; optical fabrication; optical frequency conversion; optical phase matching; optical planar waveguides; spectroscopic light sources; 1096 nm; 150 mW; 2.8 mum; 790 nm; CW single-frequency tunable radiation; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN; annealed proton exchange; difference-frequency mixing; diode lasers; dispersion; fabrication conditions; output power; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/; planar APE waveguides; quasi-phase-matching curve; refractive index profiles; spectroscopic applications; three-stage integrated channel waveguide array; waveguide performance; Annealing; Lithium niobate; Optical arrays; Optical device fabrication; Planar waveguides; Protons; Refractive index; Semiconductor laser arrays; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834118
