Research Progress of Wide Tunable Bragg Grating External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Principle of BG-ECSLs
3. Research Progress of BG-ECSLs
3.1. VBG-ECSLs
3.2. FBG-ECSLs
3.3. WBG-ECSLs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | λB | Linewidth | SMSR | Tuning Range | Current | Power | Year | |
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VBG | 1179.9 nm 1182.8 nm | 84 GHz * | >34 dB | - | - | 1 A | 0.186 W | 2010 [12] |
VBG | 810 nm | 19 MHz | 37 dB | 0.072 nm | 32.9 GHz * | - | 10 mW | 2011 [13] |
VBG | 633 nm | <10 MHz | >25 dB | 0.034 nm | 25 GHz * | 46 mA | 5.3 mW | 2012 [15] |
VBG | 780.24 nm | 2 kHz | >57 dB | 0.063 nm * | 31 GHz | 250 mA | 123 mW | 2013 [17] |
VBG | 766.7 nm | 3 kHz | >45 dB | 0.054 nm* | 27.5 GHz | 240 mA | 33.4 mW | 2014 [18] |
VBG | 780 nm | 36 kHz | >50 dB | 0.011 nm * | 5.2 GHz | 535 mA | 380 mW | 2015 [19] |
VBG | 1064 nm | 8.7 GHz * | - | 0.11 nm | 29 GHz * | 3 A | 1.3 W | 2015 [20] |
VBG | 445 nm | 1.5 THz * | 50 dB | - | - | 1.2 A | 1.4 W | 2016 [21] |
VBG | 767 nm | 55 kHz | - | 0.098 nm * | 50 GHz | 200 mA | 30 mW | 2016 [23] |
VBG | 1064.49 nm | 30 kHz | >45 dB | - | - | 100 mA | 4 mW | 2017 [24] |
VBG | 808.07 nm | 124 GHz * | 26 dB | 1.9 nm * | 0.88 THz | 2.5 A | 0.415 W | 2018 [25] |
VBG | 708.24 nm | 100 kHz | 54 dB | - | - | - | 50 mW | 2019 [28] |
VBG | 780.25 nm | 19 kHz | - | 0.016 nm * | 8 GHz | 150 mA | 30 mW | 2020 [29] |
VBG | 808 nm | 2.8 GHz * | - | - | - | 6 A | 4.3 W | 2020 [30] |
VBG | 976 nm | 157 GHz * | >30 dB | - | - | 50 A | 33.9 W | 2021 [32] |
VBG | 405.1 nm | 146 GHz * | - | 0.06 nm | 109.7 GHz * | 300 mA | 292 mW | 2022 [33] |
VBG | 762 nm | 2.1 GHz * | 16 dB | 0.012 nm | 6.2 GHz * | 3 A | 1.31 W | 2022 [35] |
VBG | 780 nm | 70 kHz | - | 0.018 nm * | 9 GHz | 250 mA | 30 mW | 2022 [36] |
VBG | 811.53 nm | 68.3 GHz * | 40 dB | 0.2 nm | 91.1 GHz * | 10 A | 106.4 W | 2022 [37] |
VBG | 808 nm | 229.8 GHz * | - | 1.2 nm | 551.4 GHz * | <70 A | 40 W | 2022 [38] |
VBG | 830 nm | 43.5 GHz * | 40 dB | 1 nm | 435.5 GHz * | 1.5 A | 0.8 W | 2022 [39] |
VBG | 1064 nm | <100 kHz | >35 dB | 1 nm | 265 GHz * | 350 mA | 50 mW | 2022 [40] |
VBG | 785 nm | 29.2 GHz * | >40 dB | >0.125 nm | >60.9 GHz * | 1.5 A | 0.6 W | 2022 [41] |
VBG | 976 nm | 314.9 GHz * | >40 dB | 2 nm | 629.9 GHz * | 9.5 A | 100 W | 2022 [42] |
Type | λB | Linewidth | SMSR | Tuning Range | Current | Power | Year | |
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FBG | 760 nm | <208 GHz * | >50 dB | 1 nm | 519.4 GHz * | - | - | 2010 [43] |
FBG | 980 nm | <312 GHz * | >45 dB | 0.1 nm | 31.2 GHz * | 400 mA | 200 mW | 2011 [44] |
FBG | 1550 nm | 1 kHz | - | 1.1 nm | 146.7 GHz * | 4 A | 0.37 W | 2011 [45] |
FBG | 1648.2 nm | <5 MHz | - | - | - | 500 mA | 3.5 mW | 2012 [46] |
FBG | 974 nm | <31.6 GHz * | >45 dB | - | - | 100 mA | 7.1 mW | 2014 [47] |
FBG | 1035 nm | 67.2 GHz * | 50 dB | 0.1 nm | 28 GHz * | - | 400 mW | 2014 [48] |
FBG | 1647 nm | 55.3 GHz * | - | 1 nm | 110.6 GHz * | - | - | 2014 [49] |
FBG | 1532.83 nm | <14 kHz | >60 dB | - | - | 350 mA | 9 mW | 2016 [50] |
FBG | 1549.7 nm | 125 Hz | - | 0.8 nm | 99.9 GHz * | 131 mA | 3 mW | 2016 [51] |
FBG | 1550 nm | <3 kHz | - | 0.173 nm * | 21.6 GHz | 270 mA | 20 mW | 2016 [52] |
FBG | 1550 nm | 35 kHz | >50 dB | 0.5 nm | 62.4 GHz * | 187 mA | - | 2017 [53] |
FBG | 976 nm | <50.4 GHz * | >40 dB | 1.0925 nm | 344.1 GHz * | 100 mA | 26.5 mW | 2018 [54] |
FBG | 1550 nm | <3.7 GHz * | >25 dB | 48 nm | 6 THz * | 195 mA | 400 mW | 2019 [55] |
FBG | 1550 nm | 5 GHz * | >35 dB | 35 nm | 4.7 THz * | 480 mA | - | 2020 [56] |
FBG | 1550 nm | 8.5 kHz | >50 dB | 30 nm | 3.7 THz * | 39 mA | 13 mW | 2020 [57] |
FBG | 1550.32 nm 1552.40 nm | - | - | 3.26 nm | 407.1 GHz * | 150 mA | 0.48 mW | 2020 [58] |
FBG | 400.5 nm | 16 kHz | 44 dB | 0.5 nm | 935.2 GHz * | 95 mA | 1.3 mW | 2021 [59] |
FBG | 400.8 nm | 56.3 GHz * | 46 dB | 0.5 nm | 933.8 GHz * | 110 mA | 5.3 mW | 2021 [60] |
FBG | 1550 nm | 16 kHz | 82 dB | - | - | - | 12 mW | 2021 [61] |
FBG | 1572.02 nm | 15 kHz | >50 dB | 0.181 nm * | 22 GHz | 340 mA | 30 mW | 2022 [62] |
FBG | 1550 nm | <200 kHz | >45 dB | 4 nm | 499.5 GHz * | 100 mA | 10 mW | 2022 [63] |
FBG | 1550 nm | 1 kHz 30 kHz | - | 35 nm 30 nm | 4.4 THz * 3.7 THz * | - | 0.05 mW 10 mW | 2022 [64] |
FBG | 1064 nm | <132.5 GHz * | >15 dB | 5 nm | 1.3 THz * | 1 A | 0.67 W | 2022 [65] |
FBG | 1060 nm | <13.3 GHz * | - | 85 nm | 22.7 THz * | - | 5 mW | 2022 [66] |
FBG | 790 nm | <100 kHz | >40 dB | 0.3 nm | 144.2 GHz * | 200 mA | 20 mW | 2022 [67] |
Type | λB | Linewidth | SMSR | Tuning Range | Current | Power | Year | |
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WBG | 1542.383 nm | - | - | 0.37 nm * | 47 GHz | 180 mA | 15 mW | 2010 [68] |
WBG | 1537 nm | <38.1 GHz * | >35 dB | 20 nm | 2.5 THz * | 60 mA | 9 mW | 2011 [70] |
WBG | 838.8 nm | 85.3 GHz * | >40 dB | 20.8 nm | 8.9 THz * | 55 mA | 1.5 mW | 2012 [72] |
WBG | 1550 nm | 18.7 GHz * | >15 dB | - | - | 1 A | 0.2 W | 2012 [74] |
WBG | 830 nm | 87.1 GHz * | 35 dB | 31.7 nm | 13.8 THz * | - | - | 2013 [75] |
WBG | 1535 nm | 12.7 GHz * | 43 dB | 81.8 nm | 10.4 THz * | - | - | 2013 [76] |
WBG | 1064 nm | - | - | 0.29 nm | 77 GHz * | 95 mA | 15 mW | 2014 [77] |
WBG | 1649 nm | <1.1 GHz | >55 dB | 0.69 nm | 76.1 GHz * | 200 mA | 0.5 mW | 2014 [49] |
WBG | 1546 nm | 2 MHz | 55 dB | 8.1 nm | 1 THz * | - | - | 2015 [78] |
WBG | 1551 nm | - | >35 dB | 20 nm | 2.5 THz * | 75 mA | 20 mW | 2015 [79] |
WBG | 1650 nm | 200 kHz | - | - | - | 400 mA | 3.9 mW | 2015 [80] |
WBG | 1542 nm | - | 23.5 dB | 10 nm | 1.3 THz * | - | 312 mW | 2016 [82] |
WBG | 1556 nm | <3 MHz | >40 dB | 0.744 nm | 92.2 GHz * | 100 mA | 3 mW | 2018 [84] |
WBG | 1543 nm | <17 kHz | >60 dB | 0.16 nm | 20.2 GHz * | 200 mA | 15 mW | 2019 [86] |
WBG | 1544 nm | 320 Hz | >55 dB | - | - | 92 mA | 24 mW | 2019 [87] |
WBG | 795 nm | 207 kHz | 49 dB | 9 nm | 4.3 THz * | 100 mA | 2.5 mW | 2021 [89] |
WBG | 1550 nm | 31.2 GHz * | 10 dB | - | - | 300 mA | 7.5 mW | 2021 [90] |
WBG | 1552 nm | 4.15 kHz | 52 dB | 1.62 nm | 201.8 GHz * | 400 mA | 8.07 mW | 2021 [92] |
WBG | 1550 nm | 4.36 kHz | >49 dB | 0.6 nm | 80 GHz * | 208 mA | 6.53 mW | 2022 [94] |
WBG | 980 nm | - | - | 100 nm | 31.2 THz * | 100 mA | 50 mW | 2022 [95] |
WBG | 1528.8 nm | 5 MHz | >40 dB | 40.8 nm | 5.2 THz * | 240 mA | 20 mW * | 2022 [96] |
WBG | 1064 nm | - | 40 dB | 10 nm | 2.6 THz * | 200 mA | 120 mW | 2022 [97] |
WBG | 1060 nm | - | - | 40 nm | 10.7 THz * | 250 mA | 80 mW | 2022 [98] |
WBG | 760 nm | - | - | 33 nm | 17.1 THz * | 180 mA | 80 mW | 2022 [99] |
WBG | 1310 nm | - | >35 dB | 20 nm | 3.5 THz * | 150 mA | 40 mW | 2022 [100] |
WBG | 1550 nm | <25 kHz | >40 dB | 41 nm | 5.1 THz * | 500 mA | 60 mW * | 2022 [101] |
WBG | 1550 nm | <1 kHz | 40 dB | 35 nm | 4.4 THz * | - | 20 mW | 2022 [102] |
Type | VBG | FBG | WBG |
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Main Materials | Photo-Thermo-Refractive, Polymer | Glass, Crystal, Plastomer | Si, SiO2, Si3N4, LiNbO3, Polymer |
Linewidth Range | 2 kHz~1.5 THz | 125 Hz~312 GHz | 320 Hz~85.3 GHz |
Min linewidth | 2 kHz | 125 Hz | 320 Hz |
SMSR Range | 16 dB~57 dB | 15 dB~82 dB | 15 dB~60 dB |
Max SMSR | 57 dB | 82 dB | 60 dB |
Tuning Range | 0.011 nm~2 nm | 0.1 nm~85 nm | 0.16 nm~100 nm |
Max Tuning Range | 2 nm | 85 nm | 100 nm |
Output Power | 10 mW~106.4 W | 0.05 mW~670 mW | 0.5 mW~312 mW |
Maximum Output Power | 106.4 W | 670 mW | 312 mW |
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Li, X.; Shi, J.; Wei, L.; Ding, K.; Ma, Y.; Sun, K.; Li, Z.; Qu, Y.; Li, L.; Qiao, Z.; et al. Research Progress of Wide Tunable Bragg Grating External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers. Materials 2022, 15, 8256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15228256
Li X, Shi J, Wei L, Ding K, Ma Y, Sun K, Li Z, Qu Y, Li L, Qiao Z, et al. Research Progress of Wide Tunable Bragg Grating External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers. Materials. 2022; 15(22):8256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15228256
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xuan, Junce Shi, Long Wei, Keke Ding, Yuhang Ma, Kangxun Sun, Zaijin Li, Yi Qu, Lin Li, Zhongliang Qiao, and et al. 2022. "Research Progress of Wide Tunable Bragg Grating External Cavity Semiconductor Lasers" Materials 15, no. 22: 8256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15228256