title: Multiwavelength distributed-feedback dye laser array and its application to spectroscopy.
abstract: A multiwavelength, multistripe tunable laser array is proposed, and its application to absorption spectroscopy is demonstrated. Laser waveguides doped with Rhodamine 6 G dye were integrated on a plastic chip, and simultaneous output at different wavelengths was obtained by use of a distributed-feedback technique. A very low threshold of 3 muJ was attained, and spectrally narrowed output (<0.1 nm) was obtained. A scheme for digital spectroscopy is also proposed based on this laser array, and absorption spectroscopy of sodium atoms without wavelength scanning is demonstrated by use of a sodium-vapor cell.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Nilesh J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Vasa