1W narrow linewidth semiconductor based laser module emitting near 1064 nm for the use in coherent optical communication in space

Author

Spiessberger, Stefan ; Schiemangk, Max ; Sahm, Alexander ; Wicht, Andreas ; Wenzel, Hans ; Erbert, Götz ; Tränkle, Günther

Author_Institution

Leibniz-Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik, Ferdinand-Braun-Inst., Berlin, Germany

fYear

2011

fDate

11-13 May 2011

Firstpage

322

Lastpage

324

Abstract

We report on the realization of a semiconductor laser based master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system with high output power and narrow linewidth. The system features an output power of more than 1 W in stable single mode operation. The FWHM linewidth is 100 kHz and the minimum intrinsic linewidth is as small as 3.6 kHz. The laser concept presented here may find application in coherent optical communication, specifically in space, or within future precision spectroscopy and quantum optics experiments in harsh environments.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; oscillators; power amplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; space communication links; spectral line breadth; FWHM linewidth; MOPA system; coherent optical communication; frequency 100 kHz; frequency 3.6 kHz; full width at half maximum linewidth; intrinsic linewidth; narrow linewidth semiconductor based laser module; power 1 W; precision spectroscopy; quantum optics experiment; semiconductor laser based master oscillator power amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission; Master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA); linewidth; semiconductor laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Santa Monica, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9686-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783691

Filename

5783691