A widely tunable chirped-grating distributed-feedback laser for spectroscopic applications

Author

Xue, Liang ; Brueck, S.R.J. ; Kaspi, R.

Author_Institution

ECE Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A 65-nm quasi-continuous tuning range is reported for a 3.5-mm-wide optically pumped type-II chirped-grating distributed-feedback laser at 3.2 mum. Methane absorption spectra demonstrate the utility of this source for atmospheric-pressure molecular spectroscopy.

Keywords

chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; laser tuning; measurement by laser beam; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; atmospheric-pressure molecular spectroscopy; distributed-feedback laser; methane absorption spectra; optically pumped type-II laser; quasi-continuous tuning range; size 3.5 mm; wavelength 3.2 mum; wavelength 65 nm; widely tunable chirped-grating; Absorption; Chirp; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Optical pumping; Optical tuning; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3490) Lasers, distributed-feedback;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225732