High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width

The 7xx nm laser diode is the core pump source for Diode Pumped Alkali Vapor Laser (DPAL). For these applications, high power and narrow spectral width are essential. Traditional Fabry-Pérot (FP) diode lasers can provide high continuous output power, but their spectral width is too broad...

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Main Authors: Lihong Zhu, Wuling Liu, Jiahan Qin, Ye Shao, Shaoyang Tan, Jun Wang
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10769983/
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Wuling Liu
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Ye Shao
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Jun Wang
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description The 7xx nm laser diode is the core pump source for Diode Pumped Alkali Vapor Laser (DPAL). For these applications, high power and narrow spectral width are essential. Traditional Fabry-Pérot (FP) diode lasers can provide high continuous output power, but their spectral width is too broad for many applications. By burying a Bragg grating within the semiconductor, a narrow and temperature-stable spectrum can be achieved. In this paper, we investigate the factors limiting the power enhancement of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and characterize the grown gratings using transmission electron microscopy. We discuss the effects of grating coupling strength, wavelength detuning, and oxygen contamination in the grating region on performance. Under optimized growth conditions, a high-performance 780 nm DFB laser based on InGaAsP/InGaP gratings has been developed, achieving a continuous output power exceeding 10 W, which is the highest power for a 780 nm DFB laser to date. The spectral linewidth (FWHM) is less than 0.5 nm, and the device maintains locking across the entire operating current and a wide temperature range.
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spelling doaj-art-0dfb52e8e4634e0e9003eb86a1debe6d2025-08-20T02:34:57ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552025-01-011711610.1109/JPHOT.2024.350780210769983High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral WidthLihong Zhu0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3265-9814Wuling Liu1Jiahan Qin2Ye Shao3Shaoyang Tan4Jun Wang5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-9515College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaSuzhou Everbright Photonics Company Ltd., Suzhou, ChinaSuzhou Everbright Photonics Company Ltd., Suzhou, ChinaCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaThe 7xx nm laser diode is the core pump source for Diode Pumped Alkali Vapor Laser (DPAL). For these applications, high power and narrow spectral width are essential. Traditional Fabry-Pérot (FP) diode lasers can provide high continuous output power, but their spectral width is too broad for many applications. By burying a Bragg grating within the semiconductor, a narrow and temperature-stable spectrum can be achieved. In this paper, we investigate the factors limiting the power enhancement of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and characterize the grown gratings using transmission electron microscopy. We discuss the effects of grating coupling strength, wavelength detuning, and oxygen contamination in the grating region on performance. Under optimized growth conditions, a high-performance 780 nm DFB laser based on InGaAsP/InGaP gratings has been developed, achieving a continuous output power exceeding 10 W, which is the highest power for a 780 nm DFB laser to date. The spectral linewidth (FWHM) is less than 0.5 nm, and the device maintains locking across the entire operating current and a wide temperature range.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10769983/Distributed-feedback laser780 nmhigh-powermonolithic stabilization
spellingShingle Lihong Zhu
Wuling Liu
Jiahan Qin
Ye Shao
Shaoyang Tan
Jun Wang
High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width
IEEE Photonics Journal
Distributed-feedback laser
780 nm
high-power
monolithic stabilization
title High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width
title_full High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width
title_fullStr High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width
title_full_unstemmed High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width
title_short High Power 780 nm Broad-Area DFB Laser With Narrow Spectral Width
title_sort high power 780 nm broad area dfb laser with narrow spectral width
topic Distributed-feedback laser
780 nm
high-power
monolithic stabilization
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10769983/
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