0.98 Microns Strained Single Quantum Well Lasers Launching High Optical Power in a Single-Mode Fiber,
Abstract
Erbium-doped optical fiber amplifiers (EDFA) pumped by 0.98-um laser diodes exhibit a small noise figure (1) and small temperature-induced variation in amplification compared with pumping by 1.47-um laser diodes (2). Recently, considerable research interest has focused on 0.98-um laser diodes (3)-(8). For practical application of EDFAs, however, optical power coupled to a single-mode fiber (SMF) is the key issue, a subject that few studies have addressed. In order to obtain high optical power in a SMF, we have improved the mode field emitted from lasers. Employing narrow-ridge waveguide lasers, we have sought to realize transverse lateral mode stabilization. We have also investigated epitaxial layer structures to enlarge optical spots for stabilizing the mode field and also for decreasing the vertical beam divergence. Aging test results are also described.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 22, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP006978
Entities
People
- Kaoru Yoshino
- Masanobu Okayasu
- Masato Wada
Organizations
- NTT, Inc.