Experimental study of a tunable hybrid III-V-on-silicon laser for spectral characterization of fiber Bragg grating sensors

Jean-Baptiste Quélène; Didier Pohl; David Bitauld; Karim Hassan; Guillaume Laffont

doi:10.1117/12.2621213

20 May 2022 Experimental study of a tunable hybrid III-V-on-silicon laser for spectral characterization of fiber Bragg grating sensors

Jean-Baptiste Quélène, Didier Pohl, David Bitauld, Karim Hassan, Guillaume Laffont

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Proceedings Volume 12141, Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics X; 1214105 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621213
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2022, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors offer multiple benefits in comparison with electronic sensors due to their compactness, electromagnetic immunity as well as their resistance to harsh environments and their multiplexing capabilities. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is one of the various potential industrial applications that could take full advantage of those sensors. However, there is a need for a low size, weight, power and cost interrogation unit for certain application areas such as aerospace or aeronautics. That is the reason why recent efforts have been made to use integrated components and circuits for interrogation of FBGs. Among different techniques, interrogation with a swept laser source is of high interest since it has a high multiplexing capability and could reach a high level of integration using other integrated components such as photodetectors, grating couplers or directional couplers to form a compact interrogation unit. In this paper, we present characterization results of a fully-packaged hybrid III-V on silicon tunable laser diode operating in the C and L bands. Wavelength maps are produced and analyzed and modulation of emitted wavelength is discussed. Preliminary results corresponding to a moderate frequency (10-Hz sweep rate) were obtained and FBG reflection spectra acquired with a broadband source (BBS) and a swept laser diode are compared. Finally, we discuss potential design improvements in order to reach high scan rates (< 10 kHz) and a large tuning range

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Jean-Baptiste Quélène, Didier Pohl, David Bitauld, Karim Hassan, and Guillaume Laffont "Experimental study of a tunable hybrid III-V-on-silicon laser for spectral characterization of fiber Bragg grating sensors", Proc. SPIE 12141, Semiconductor Lasers and Laser Dynamics X, 1214105 (20 May 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621213

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