EXTERNAL WAVELENGTH STABILIZATION OF GRATING COUPLED SURFACE EMITTING LASERS AND APPLICATIONS

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Yilmaz, Y. (2012). EXTERNAL WAVELENGTH STABILIZATION OF GRATING COUPLED SURFACE EMITTING LASERS AND APPLICATIONS. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

In this dissertation, we explore a semiconductor optical device configuration based on non-resonant diffraction grating coupler. These devices are coupled with monolithic and external wavelength selection elements to form the resonant cavity lasing at ~980nm. Different configurations of these external and monolithic lasers in one-dimensional (1-D) and two-dimensional (2-D) array were fabricated and experimentally studied under quasi- continuous wave (QCW) and pulsed pump current conditions. The lasers are also utilized in blue light generation through nonlinear second harmonic generation (SHG). Diffractive micro-optical beam shaping optics were designed and fabricated for a compact multi-wavelength high peak power blue light source.

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Author

Yilmaz, Yigit

Title

EXTERNAL WAVELENGTH STABILIZATION OF GRATING COUPLED SURFACE EMITTING LASERS AND APPLICATIONS

Physical Description

1 online resource (127 pages) : PDF

Date

2012

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

In this dissertation, we explore a semiconductor optical device configuration based on non-resonant diffraction grating coupler. These devices are coupled with monolithic and external wavelength selection elements to form the resonant cavity lasing at ~980nm. Different configurations of these external and monolithic lasers in one-dimensional (1-D) and two-dimensional (2-D) array were fabricated and experimentally studied under quasi- continuous wave (QCW) and pulsed pump current conditions. The lasers are also utilized in blue light generation through nonlinear second harmonic generation (SHG). Diffractive micro-optical beam shaping optics were designed and fabricated for a compact multi-wavelength high peak power blue light source.

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Electrical engineering
Optics
Electromagnetism

Degree

Ph.D.

Keywords

Blue Light
Lasers
Second Harmonic Generation
Wavelength Stabilization

Subject Area

Optical Science and Engineering

Advisor(s)

Johnson, Eric

Committee Members

Farahi, Faramarz
Zhang, Yong
Her, Tsing-Hua
Smolski, Oleg

Degree Note

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2012.

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