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Low-Cost Athermal Wavelength-Locker Integrated in a Temperature-Tuned Single-Frequency Laser Package

  • D. A. Ackerman
  • , K. M. Paget
  • , L. F. Schneemeyer
  • , L. J.P. Ketelsen
  • , F. W. Warning
  • , O. Sjolund
  • , J. E. Graebner
  • , A. Kanan
  • , V. R. Raju
  • , L. E. Eng
  • , E. D. Schaeffer
  • , P. Van Emmerik

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Abstract

A package-integrated, compact, low-cost, athermal wavelength locker is introduced. It uses a novel etalon material, Schnaelite, to reduce environmental temperature sensitivity well over an order of magnitude compared to commercially available fused silica based lockers. Thermo-optical properties of temperature insensitive etalons are presented. Results demonstrating frequency stability of devices incorporating Schnaelite etalon based discriminators show optical frequency shifts below 1 GHz for large changes in case and laser temperature. This enabling technology promotes future small form-factor, low power consumption, multichannel laser sources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)166-171
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2004

Keywords

  • Distributed feedback lasers
  • Fabry-Perot interferometers
  • Frequency stability
  • Laser stability
  • Material science
  • Semiconductor lasers

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