Title :
High-power operational stability of 980 nm pump lasers for EDFA applications
Author :
Oosenbrug, A. ; Latta, E.E.
Author_Institution :
IBM Res. Div., Ruschlikon, Switzerland
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
In this paper we describe the high-power reliability performance of strained single quantum well InGaAs/AlGaAs lasers with facet passivation layers which eliminate catastrophic optical mirror damage (COMD) for practical application conditions. These so-called E2 lasers exhibit very low gradual degradation rates and have demonstrated operational integrity as pump sources for Er3+-doped fiber amplifiers
Keywords :
indium compounds; 980 nm; E2 lasers; EDFA applications; Er3+-doped fiber amplifier pumping; InGaAs-AlGaAs; catastrophic optical mirror damage; facet passivation layers; high-power operational stability; high-power reliability performance; low gradual degradation rates; operational integrity; pump lasers; pump sources; strained single quantum well InGaAs/AlGaAs lasers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Optical pumping; Passivation; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586303
