Packaging and Hybrid Optical Integration of laser Diodes

PROGRESS SUMMARY : EPSRC Project GR/K78799 1995-1998

K Alan Shore

University of Wales ,Bangor ,School of Electronic Engineering & Computer Systems

Dean Street,Bangor LL 57 1 UT

email : alan@sees.bangor.ac.uk

Project description

The output from the project to date is as follows :

A. Papers

1.P.S.SPENCER and K.A.SHORE," Multimode iterative analysis of the dynamic and noise properties of laser diodes subject to optical feedback ", J.European Optical Soc.,Part B :Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, 9,819-830, 1997

2.LOIKO N.A.,NAUMENKO,A.V., TUROVETS S.I., SPENCER P.S. and SHORE K.A., "Control of External Cavity Semiconductor Laser Dynamics using electrical self-heterodyne feedback " ,J. European Optical Soc.,Part B, Quantum & Semiclassical Optics, 9,853-866, October 1997

3.DELLUNDE,J.,VALLE,A. and SHORE,K.A.,"Transverse mode selection in external cavity VCSELs" J.Opt.Soc. America,B,13, 2477-2483, 1996

4.L.N.LANGLEY and K.A.SHORE,"The effect of optical feedback on noise properties of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers", IEE Proc. Optoelectronics ,144,34-38,1997

5.LOGVIN Y., LOIKO N.A., TUROVETS S.I., SPENCER P.S. and SHORE K.A., "Modelling transverse optical pattern dynamics of VCSELs beyond the rate equation approximation "Laser Physics,7,No.6 ,1160-1167,November 1997

6.NAUMENKO, A.V., LOIKO, N.A., TUROVETS , S.I., SPENCER, P.S. and SHORE K.A.," Control of periodic orbits and steady states in external cavity laser diodes with electronic impulsive delayed feedback ", J. Mod Optics , 45, 1199-1210,1998

7.VALLE A., PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A., "Polarisation modulation dynamics of birefringent Vertical -Cavity Laser Diodes", IEE Proc. Optoelectronics, 145,31-36,1998

8.MIRASSO,C.R.,SPENCER,P.S. and SHORE,K.A., " Modelling of optical synchronisation of chaotic VCSELs " , IEEE J.Quant.Electron., 34,1673-1679, September 1998

9. SPENCER,P.S.,KANE,D.M. and SHORE, K.A.," Transition to pulsed operation in short external cavity FM semiconductor lasers ", IEEE J.Quant.Electron., 35, 788-793, May 1999

10.SPENCER,P.S.,KANE,D.M. and SHORE, K.A., " Coupled cavity effects in FM semiconductor lasers " ,IEEE J.Lightwave Tech.,17,1072-1078,June 1999

11. .SHORE, K.A. and KANE,D.M.,"Comb generation bandwidth for frequency-shifted feedback semiconductor lasers " , IEEE J.Quant. Electron. , 35,accepted for publication July 1999

B. Short Communications and Book Contributions

12.K.A.SHORE and D.M.KANE,"Cavity decoupling in external cavity FM diode lasers ", Electronics Letters,33,50-51,1997

13.SPENCER ,P.S. ,MIRASSO,C. R. and SHORE, K.A," Strong optical feedback effects on the dynamics of VCSELs ", IEEE Photonics Technology Letts.,12,191-193, 1998

14.VALLE A.,PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A., "Polarisation selection and sensitivity of external cavity VCSELs", IEEE Photonics Technology Letts.,10,639-641, 1998

C. International Conference Presentations

13.DELLUNDE J., VALLE A. and SHORE K.A., "Transverse Mode Selection In External Cavity Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers", Optical Society of America, Integrated Photonics Research conference, Boston, Mass., USA, paper ITuE3, April 1996

14.DELLUNDE J., VALLE A. and SHORE K.A., "Selection of transverse modes in external cavity vertical cavity surface emitting laser diodes", Optical Society of America, IQEC'96, Sydney, Australia,paper WL95, July 1996

15. SPENCER,P.S. and SHORE,K.A., "Dynamical Response of multimode laser diodes subject to strong optical feedback " 2 nd Belarussian-Russian seminar on Semiconductor Lasers and Systems ,Minsk, 22-24 May 1997

16.SPENCER,P.S.,C.R.MIRASSO and SHORE,K.A., "Strong optical feedback effects on VCSEL dynamics ", European Laser Workshop,Pitlochry,Scotland , September 1997

17.SPENCER ,P.S. and SHORE, K.A," Multi- mode dynamics of semiconductor lasers subject to strong optical feedback " (Invited) ,SPIE,Photonics West'98, Conference on Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, San Jose,CA,USA,paper 3283/62 ,January 1998

18.SPENCER ,P.S. ,MIRASSO,C. R. and SHORE, K.A," Strong optical feedback effects on vertical cavity surface emitting lasers" SPIE,Photonics West'98, Conference on Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices ,San Jose,CA,USA,paper3283/118, January 1998

19.DELLUNDE,J., VALLE A., PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A., "Polarisation selection in external cavity birefringent VCSELs ", SPIE,Photonics West'98, Conference on Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices San Jose,CA,USA,paper 3286/24, January 1998

20.DELLUNDE,J., VALLE A., PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A., " Noise properties and selection of transverse modes in external cavity VCSELs " ,Optical Society of America, Integrated Photonics Research conference, Victoria ,BC, Canada , March 1998

21.VALLE A., DELLUNDE,J., PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A.," Transverse mode selection in external cavity vertical cavity surface emitting lasers:noise properties and thermal effects", Paper CTuI46, CLEO Europe, Glasgow,1998

22.SPENCER ,P.S.,PIERCE,I.,REES,P. and SHORE,K.A, "Self-consistent coupled-cavity treatment of multimode dynamics in laser diodes with optical feedback ",paper CThH21, CLEO Europe, Glasgow,1998

23.SPENCER ,P.S.,PIERCE,I. ,REES,P. and SHORE,K.A,"Self-consistent analysis of nonlinear multimode dynamics in external cavity laser diodes ", Non-linear Optics'98 ,Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, August 1998

24.P.S.SPENCER, D.M.KANE , J.S.LAWRENCE and K.A.SHORE," Spectral and dynamical behaviour of FM and external cavity semiconductor lasers", Australasian Conference on Optics,Lasers and Spectroscopy ,(ACOLS'98), Christchurch,New Zealand, December 1998

25. VALLE A.,REES,P. , PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A., " High-frequency beam steering induced by transverse mode switching in VCSELs : optical gain effects ", SPIE,Photonics West'99, Conference on VCSELS III, San Jose,CA,USA,paper 3627/14, January 1999

26.SHORE, K.A. and KANE,D.M.," Evaluation of comb bandwidth parameters for frequency- shifted feedback semiconductor lasers " , Optical Society of America,Advanced Semiconductor Lasers & Applications ( ASLA'99), Santa Barbara,CA,USA,paper AWE2, July 1999

D. National Conference Presentations

27. SPENCER,P.S. and SHORE,K.A., " Strong optical feedback effects on the dynamics of multimode laser diodes " , IOP National Quantum Electronics conference (QE'13) ,Cardiff , Wales, September 1997

28. SPENCER ,P.S. and SHORE, K.A," Dynamics of multimode laser diodes subject to strong optical feedback in short external cavities ",IOP Condensed Matter and Material Physics Conference (CMMP'97) ,Exeter, December 1997

29.VALLE A., DELLUNDE,J., PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A.," Thermal effects on transverse mode selection in external cavity birefringent VCSELs", 12 th Conference on Semiconductor and Integrated Optoelectronics ( SIOE'98 ),Aberdare Hall,Cardiff,April 1998

30.SPENCER ,P.S.,MIRASSO,C. R. and SHORE,K.A,"Susceptibility of VCSELs to optical feedback effects ", 12th Conference on Semiconductor and Integrated Optoelectronics (SIOE'98) ,Aberdare Hall,Cardiff,April 1998

31. DELLUNDE,J.,VALLE ,A.,PESQUERA,L. and SHORE,K.A.," Multiple reflection effects on transverse mode selection in external cavity VCSELs " , IOP , ' VCSELs: widening the spectrum ',Cardiff ,February 1999

32. VALLE A.,REES,P. , PESQUERA L. and SHORE K.A., " High-frequency beam steering induced by transverse mode switching in VCSELs ", IOP , ' VCSELs: widening the spectrum ',Cardiff ,February 1999

E. Other Publications

33. SHORE,K.A., "Introduction to Semiconductor Integrated Optics", Hans P Zappa in Contemporary Physics, 37, 332 ,1996 (Review)