Title :
Optically tunable ring external-cavity laser
Author :
Zheng, J. ; Ge, C. ; Wagner, C.J. ; Meng, L. ; Cunningham, B.T. ; Eden, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a tunable external cavity ring laser, in which the lasing wavelength can be controlled by external illumination that excites a nonlinear dye within a photonic crystal resonant reflector.
Keywords :
dye lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; photonic crystals; ring lasers; external illumination; lasing wavelength; nonlinear dye; optically tunable laser; photonic crystal resonant reflector; ring external-cavity laser; tunable external cavity ring laser; Biomedical optical imaging; Cavity resonators; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110713
