Spectral locking in an extended area two-dimensional coherent grating surface emitting laser array

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/68.47024· OSTI ID:7139632

DeFreez, R K; Ximen, H; Bossert, D J; Hunt, J M; Wilson, G A; Elliott, R A; Orloff, J ^[1]; Evans, G A; Carlson, N W; Lurie, M ^[2]

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1. Dept. of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR (US)
2. David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, NJ (US)

The spectral properties of a monolithic pair of two-dimensional coherent grating surface emitting laser arrays optically coupled by means of total-internal-reflection (TIR) corner turning mirrors have been studied. Each of the pair consists of six groups of ten laterally {ital Y}-coupled, index-guided ridge lasers interspersed with second-order DBR grating sections in the longitudinal direction to provide feedback and surface emitting output coupling. The turning mirrors were formed by focused-ion-beam micromachining channels in the wafer angled at 45{degrees} to the laser waveguide. Locking of the emission spectra of the pair of GSE arrays and shifting of the spectrum of one of the pair by varying the drive current to one gain section in the other is demonstrated.

• OSTI ID: 7139632
• Journal Information: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Vol. 2:1; ISSN 1041-1135
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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