Micro-integrated high-power narrow-linewidth external-cavity tapered diode laser at 808 nm

Mingjun Chi*, André Müller, Anders Kragh Hansen, Ole Bjarlin Jensen, Paul Michael Petersen, Bernd Sumpf

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    Abstract

    A novel compact micro-integrated high-power narrow-linewidth external-cavity diode laser around 808 nm is demonstrated. The laser system contains a tapered amplifier consisting of a ridge-waveguide section and a tapered section with separated electrical contacts. Thus, the injection currents to both sections can be controlled independently. An external volume Bragg grating is utilized for spectral narrowing and stabilization. The diode laser system is integrated on a 5 mm x 13 mm aluminum nitride micro-optical bench on a conduction cooled package mount with a footprint of 25 mm x 25 mm. The diode laser system is characterized by measuring the output power and spectrum with the injection currents to the ridge-waveguide section (IRW) and tapered amplifier section (ITA) changed in steps of 25 and 50 mA, respectively. At IRW = 200 mA and ITA = 6.0 A, 3.5 watts of output power is obtained with an emission spectral linewidth with an upper bound of 6 pm, and a beam propagation factor in the slow axis, M2, of 2.6 (1/e2). The characterization of the temperature stabilization of the laser system shows an increase of the wavelength at a rate of 6.5 pm/K, typical for the applied volume Bragg grating. © 2019 Optical Society of America
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalApplied Optics
    Volume59
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)295-299
    ISSN1559-128X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

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