Title :
Narrow spectral linewidth surface grating DBR diode lasers
Author :
Coleman, J.J. ; Dias, N.L. ; Reddy, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Surface-etched grating distributed Bragg reflector diode lasers with spectral linewidths of less than 100 kHz are described. Laser diodes operating on multiple narrow lines suitable for optical heterodyning in the THz range are presented.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflectors; etching; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical fabrication; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; spectral line narrowing; terahertz wave spectra; DBR diode lasers; In0.19Ga0.81As; THz range; integrated optics; narrow spectral linewidth surface grating; optical heterodyning; semiconductor quantum well; surface-etched grating distributed Bragg reflector diode lasers; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser modes; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0828-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348390
