Broadband superluminescent diode light source at 1330 nm with 180 nm spectral bandwidth

Yu. Kostin; A. Chamorovskiy; S.D. Yakubovich

Broadband superluminescent diode light source at 1330 nm with 180 nm spectral bandwidth

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Author(s): Yu. Kostin ¹ ; A. Chamorovskiy ² ; S.D. Yakubovich ³
- Affiliations: 1: Superlum Diodes Ltd, P.O. Box-70, Moscow 119454, Russian Federation;
  2: Superlum, Unit B3, Fota Point Enterprise Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, Ireland;
  3: Moscow State Technical University of Radioengineering, Electronics and Automation, Vernadskogo prosp.78, Moscow 119454, Russian Federation
Source: Volume 51, Issue 5, 05 March 2015, p. 408 – 409
DOI: 10.1049/el.2014.3676 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X

Received 15/10/2014, Published 19/02/2015

A broadband light source that is based on a combination of three spectrally matched superluminescent diodes is demonstrated. The mean wavelength of the source is 1330 nm. The 3 dB spectrum width exceeds 180 nm and the 10 dB spectrum width is 220 nm. The spectral flatness is better than 2 dB and the residual spectral modulation is <0.5 dB for the whole spectral bandwidth of the source. The optical power coupled in a single-mode fibre is 4 mW.

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