Angled-grating distributed feedback laser with 1 W cw single-mode diffraction-limited output at 980 nm

Author

DeMars, S.D. ; Dzurko, K.M. ; Lang, Robert J. ; Welch, D.F. ; Scifres, D.R. ; Hardy, A.

Author_Institution

SDL Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

78

Abstract

Summary form only given. The /spl alpha/-DFB laser design contains an embedded diffraction grating that is angled with respect to the laser facets and a contact stripe aligned parallel to the grating teeth that extends the length of the cavity. The epitaxial structure is otherwise similar to that of a conventional DFB laser diode. The gratings provide lateral optical confinement by virtue of multiple diffraction events that occur as the light traverses the cavity.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; infrared sources; laser accessories; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; light diffraction; optical collimators; semiconductor lasers; /spl alpha/-DFB laser design; 1 W; 650 mW; 980 nm; DFB laser diode; aligned parallel; angled-grating distributed feedback laser; contact stripe; cw single-mode diffraction-limited output; embedded diffraction grating; epitaxial structure; grating teeth; laser cavity resonators; laser facets; lateral optical confinement; multiple diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical diffraction; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Power generation; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864382