Laser Diode Wavelength Locking & Stabilization
Selected publications demonstrating wavelength locking, linewidth narrowing, and stable laser operation using volume Bragg grating technologies.
| # | Publication | Journal, Volume and Pages | Application Summary | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hirsch et al., “A Tunable Optical Frequency Reference Module Based on a Volume Holographic Bragg Grating” | IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, Article 5100107 (2026) | VBG enabled a compact, frequency-tunable optical reference module providing long-term laser frequency stabilization for quantum technology and satellite laser communication applications. | Article |
| 2 | Wenzel et al., “High-Power 808 nm Ridge-Waveguide Diode Lasers with Very Small Divergence, Wavelength-Stabilized by an External Volume Bragg Grating” | Optics Letters, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 1627-1629 (2009) | An external VBG stabilized the emission wavelength around 808 nm while maintaining more than 1 W output power in the spatial fundamental mode. | Article |
| 3 | Lucas-Leclin et al., “Wavelength Stabilization of Extended-Cavity Tapered Lasers with Volume Bragg Gratings” | Applied Physics B, Vol. 91, No. 3-4, pp. 419-423 (2008) | VBGs provided wavelength stabilization of high-brightness 810 nm extended-cavity tapered lasers, achieving narrow linewidth, high output power, and good beam quality in a compact and robust design. | Article |
| 4 | Liu et al., “Wavelength Stabilization and Spectra Narrowing of a 405 nm External-Cavity Semiconductor Laser Based on a Volume Bragg Grating” | Applied Optics, Vol. 61, No. 14, pp. 4132-4139 (2022) | External-cavity semiconductor laser stabilized at 405.1 nm with a 0.08 nm linewidth and significantly reduced wavelength drift using volume Bragg grating feedback. | Article |
| 5 | Liu and Braiman, “Coherent Addition of High Power Broad-Area Laser Diodes with a Compact VBG V-Shaped External Talbot Cavity” | Optics Communications, Vol. 414, pp. 202-206 (2018) | Coherent addition of high-power broad-area laser diodes using a compact VBG V-shaped external Talbot cavity, demonstrating improved beam combining performance and brightness scaling. | Article |
| 6 | Leisher and Martinsen, “A Penalty-Free Approach to Wavelength Stabilization of High Power Diode Lasers from 900 nm to 1900 nm” | 22nd IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), pp. 146-147 (2010) | External VBG locking reduced laser linewidth from 2.7 nm to below 0.3 nm while maintaining output power with less than 3% efficiency penalty across diode lasers operating from 900 nm to 1900 nm. | Article |