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

Authors

David A. Ackerman, Princeton IdentityFollow
Kathleen Paget, SciTec, Inc.Follow
Lynn Schneemeyer, Montclair State UniversityFollow
L. J.P. Ketelsen, TriQuint OptoelectronicsFollow
Fred W. Warning, QorvoFollow
Ola Sjolund, Broadcom Corporation
J. E. Graebner, LucentFollow
Ayman Kanan, QorvoFollow
V. R. Raju, QorvoFollow
Lars E. Eng, QorvoFollow
Eric D. Schaeffer, QorvoFollow
P. Van Emmerik, QorvoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

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.

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2004.824186

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Ackerman, David A.; Paget, Kathleen; Schneemeyer, Lynn; Ketelsen, L. J.P.; Warning, Fred W.; Sjolund, Ola; Graebner, J. E.; Kanan, Ayman; Raju, V. R.; Eng, Lars E.; Schaeffer, Eric D.; and Van Emmerik, P., "Low-Cost Athermal Wavelength-Locker Integrated in a Temperature-Tuned Single-Frequency Laser Package" (2004). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 41.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/chem-biochem-facpubs/41