Gain switching of an external cavity grating-coupled surface emitting laser with wide tunability

Y. Hu*, A. Gubenko, G. Venus, I. Gadjiev, N. Il'inskaja, S. Nesterov, E. Portnoi, Mykhaylo Dubov, Igor Khrushchev

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Abstract

The gain-switched, single frequency operation of an external cavity grating-coupled surface emitting laser with a wavelength tuning range of 100 nm was presented. The light in the grating section was coupled out of the laser at a specific angle to the surface of the device. Analysis showed that within the driving current range, lasing in the device only occurred when the external cavity was properly aligned.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4236-4237
Number of pages2
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume82
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jun 2003

Bibliographical note

© 2003 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 4236 (2003) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1584521

Keywords

  • diffraction gratings
  • laser tuning
  • light reflection
  • mirrors
  • surface emitting lasers

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