Highly coherent electronically tunable waveguide extended cavity diode laser

5 July 2006

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Vol. 18 (14) , 1527-1529
https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2006.877549

Abstract

A frequency agile extended cavity diode laser using an integrated Bragg reflector in a Ti : Fe : LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide is developed and characterized. The laser emits up to 7 mW in the 1.5-/spl mu/m telecommunication window. The emission spectrum exhibits a 18-kHz linewidth, >40-dB sidemode suppression ratio, and a wavelength stability of /spl plusmn/1 pm over hours. Very fast mode hop-free frequency tuning is achieved through the electrooptic effect, with a tuning slope of 55.5 MHz/V.

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