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Opt Express. 2015 May 04;23(9):12394-400. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.012394.

Mode stabilization of a laterally structured broad area diode laser using an external volume Bragg grating.

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Mario Niebuhr, Christof Zink, Andreas Jechow, Axel Heuer, Leonid B Glebov, Ralf Menzel

PMID: 25969324 DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.012394

Abstract

An external volume Bragg grating (VBG) is used for transverse and longitudinal mode stabilization of a broad area diode laser (BAL) with an on-chip transverse Bragg resonance (TBR) grating. The internal TBR grating defines a transverse low-loss mode at a specific propagation angle inside the BAL. Selection of the TBR mode was realized via the angular geometry of an external resonator assembly consisting of the TBR BAL and a feedback element. A feedback mirror provides near diffraction limited and spectral narrow output in the TBR mode albeit requiring an intricate alignment procedure. If feedback is provided via a VBG, adjustment proves to be far less critical and higher output powers were achieved. Moreover, additional modulation in the far field distribution became discernible allowing for a better study of the TBR concept.

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