scholarly journals Engineered protein-based functional nanopatterned materials for bio-optical devices

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 3980-3991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Sanchez-deAlcazar ◽  
David Romera ◽  
Jose Castro-Smirnov ◽  
Ahmad Sousaraei ◽  
Santiago Casado ◽  
...  

A simple approach for the fabrication of functional nanopatterned protein materials using protein engineering and soft-nanolithography and its implementation in optical devices based on distributed feedback (DFB) laser phenomena.

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 36-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lip Fah Chong ◽  
Jing Hua Teng ◽  
Ee Leong Lim ◽  
Norman Soo Seng Ang ◽  
J.R. Dong ◽  
...  

In this paper, we present the theoretical investigation of index-coupled distributed feedback (DFB) laser with tilted single mode ridge waveguides. By tilting part of the ridge waveguide in various degrees, DFB laser with manifold effective grating periods can be realized. The structure is analyzed using couple mode theory in matrix form based on threshold analysis. Important parameters of DFB laser like resonant frequency and threshold gains are obtained by solving the eigen-equation. The results indicate not only that the lasing frequency is modulated by the waveguide titling angle, but also large Gain Margin (GM) can be achieved at the threshold condition which enhance the stable single mode operation in index-coupled DFB laser.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (5A) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Hisham K. Hisham

In this paper, a new methodology for controlling the Q-point in the distributed feedback (DFB) lasers is proposed. The method based on reducing the DFB transient period (TP) by optimizing laser’s model parameters numerically. The analysis has taken into account investigated the effects of the laser injection current (Iinj), the dc-bias level (Ibias), the temperature (T) variation, and the gain compression factor (ε). Results showed that by optimizing the value of Iinj, Ibias, T and ε; the Q-point could be controlled effectively. Where increasing the current ratio (i.e., Iinj/Ith) leads to reduce the TP value. In addition, by increasing Iinj and/or Ibias, the relaxation oscillation period (TRO) and the laser delay time (TDelay) are reduced significantly. From the other hand, the temperature varying may push the DFB laser to operate in an improper region through increasing the TP value; which may lead it to operate in the off-mode. Moreover, as ε is increased, the sinusoidal oscillations are dramatically damped results in a reduction in the TRO value and larger period of stabilized.


1991 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. K. Dutta ◽  
J. Lopata ◽  
R. Logan ◽  
T. Tanbun-Ek

ABSTRACTThe fabrication and performance characteristics of an integrated distributed feedback (DFB) laser and optical amplifier structure are described. The structure utilizes semi-insulating Fe doped InP layers for current confinement to the active region, electrical isolation between the two sections and for lateral index guiding. The amplified output has a slope of 1 mW/mA of laser current with the amplifier biased at 150 mA which is a factor of 5 larger than that for a typical laser. The laser emits near 1.55 μm and the spectral width under modulation of the amplified output is considerably smaller than that for a DFB laser for the same on/off ratio.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2381
Author(s):  
Tianrui Zhai ◽  
Xiaojie Ma ◽  
Liang Han ◽  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Kun Ge ◽  
...  

This article assembles a distributed feedback (DFB) cavity on the sidewalls of the optical fiber by using very simple fabrication techniques including two-beam interference lithography and dip-coating. The DFB laser structure comprises graduated gratings on the optical fiber sidewalls which are covered with a layer of colloidal quantum dots. Directional DFB lasing is observed from the fiber facet due to the coupling effect between the grating and the optical fiber. The directional lasing from the optical fiber facet exhibits a small solid divergence angle as compared to the conventional laser. It can be attributed to the two-dimensional light confinement in the fiber waveguide. An analytical approach based on the Bragg condition and the coupled-wave theory was developed to explain the characteristics of the laser device. The intensity of the output coupled laser is tuned by the coupling coefficient, which is determined by the angle between the grating vector and the fiber axis. These results afford opportunities to integrate different DFB lasers on the same optical fiber sidewall, achieving multi-wavelength self-aligned DFB lasers for a directional emission. The proposed technique may provide an alternative to integrating DFB lasers for applications in networking, optical sensing, and power delivery.


1998 ◽  
Vol 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hofstetter ◽  
Robert L. Thornton ◽  
Linda T. Romano ◽  
David P. Bour ◽  
Michael Kneissl ◽  
...  

AbstractWe present a device fabrication technology and measurement results of both optically pumped and electrically injected InGaN/GaN-based distributed feedback (DFB) lasers operated at room temperature. For the optically pumped DFB laser, we demonstrate a complex coupling scheme for the first time, whereas the electrically injected device is based on normal index coupling. Threshold currents as low as 1. 1 A were observed in 500 μm long and 10 μm wide devices. The 3rd order grating providing feedback was defined holographically and dry-etched into the upper waveguiding layer by chemically-assisted ion beam etching. Even when operating these lasers considerably above threshold, a spectrally narrow emission (3.5 Å) at wavelengths around 400 nm was seen.


Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 2569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bowen Wang ◽  
Yi Zhou ◽  
Zhihe Guo ◽  
Xiang Wu

The distributed feedback (DFB) laser is widely used in sensing because of its portable size, simple fabrication and high sensitivity. Most theoretical design models are based on passive Bragg gratings. However, passive grating models cannot be used to predict sensor performance using the important indicator of figure of merit (FOM) through theoretical calculations. To solve this problem, we replaced the passive grating with an active grating by using the imaginary part of the coupling constant that represents the value of the gain. As a comparison, the influence of the full width at half maximum (FWHM) and sensitivity were analyzed for different grating duty cycles and depths in the passive grating sensors. To obtain a higher FOM in the active grating sensors, we systematically investigated the effects of duty cycle and gain value through numerical simulations. We found that the redshift caused by a duty cycle increase can improve the sensitivity of biomolecule detection by 1.7 times.


1993 ◽  
Vol 29 (24) ◽  
pp. 2124 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Wolf ◽  
S. Illek ◽  
J. Rieger ◽  
B. Borchert ◽  
M.-C. Amann

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Yu ◽  
Yaling Zhou ◽  
David J. Klotzkin ◽  
James G. Grote ◽  
Andrew J. Steckl

2014 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 296-299
Author(s):  
Jin Tao Zhang ◽  
You Long Yu ◽  
Yun Long Zhang ◽  
Kun Li ◽  
Xiang Chun Xi

A distributed feedback (DFB)-laser-based micro-accelerometer is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The results show that it is characteristic of higher precision than the piezoelectric vibrator. A minimum signal of 9.11×10-4g at 130Hz is acquired.


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