Title :
Return-to-zero technique for eliminating wavelength abnormalities in high-power DBR lasers
Author :
Hu, Martin H. ; Rickets, Daniel ; Loeber, David ; Gollier, Jacques ; Bhatia, Vikram ; Pikula, Dragan
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol., Corning Inc., Corning, NY
Abstract :
The characteristics of the longitudinal mode hops of 1060-nm high-power DBR lasers are studied. We demonstrate a return-to-zero technique for eliminating large mode hops and wavelength hysteresis caused by the photon-induced gain saturation effect.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser modes; optical modulation; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; DBR lasers; directly-modulated laser; high-power lasers; longitudinal mode hops; photon-induced gain saturation effect; return-to-zero technique; wavelength 1060 nm; wavelength abnormalities; wavelength hysteresis; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Hysteresis; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical harmonic generation; Optical saturation; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers; (140.3600) Tunable lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
