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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 17, 1714007(2024)

Design and Characterization of Low-Noise Semiconductor Pump Driver in the mHz Frequency Band

Zichao Gao1, Fan Li1, Jianbo Li1, Jiawei Wang1, Zhenglei Ma1, Xiang Li1, Xin Shang1, Long Tian1,3、*, Wangbao Yin2,3、**, Yajun Wang1,3, and Yaohui Zheng1,3、***
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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    Overall design principle of low-noise laser diode driver

    Fig. 1. Overall design principle of low-noise laser diode driver

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    Pump drive circuit diagram

    Fig. 2. Pump drive circuit diagram

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    Output laser power of the pump source, the sampling resistance temperature of the pump driver, and the relationship between the output voltage and temperature. (a) Sampling resistance temperature and ambient temperature; (b) sampling resistance voltage and its temperature; (c) sampling resistance voltage and laser power

    Fig. 3. Output laser power of the pump source, the sampling resistance temperature of the pump driver, and the relationship between the output voltage and temperature. (a) Sampling resistance temperature and ambient temperature; (b) sampling resistance voltage and its temperature; (c) sampling resistance voltage and laser power

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    Schematic diagram of performance test device for semiconductor laser pump source and its driver source

    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of performance test device for semiconductor laser pump source and its driver source

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    Performance comparison of temperature-controlled sample resistors. (a) Temperature variation; (b) power spectral density of the sample voltage signal; (c) sample voltage signal; (d) Allan deviation of the sample voltage signal

    Fig. 5. Performance comparison of temperature-controlled sample resistors. (a) Temperature variation; (b) power spectral density of the sample voltage signal; (c) sample voltage signal; (d) Allan deviation of the sample voltage signal

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    Comparison of output performance of different power supplies and output performance of pump driver under the power supply. (a) Power voltage; (b) power supply voltage spectral density; (c) sampling resistance voltage signal; (d) sampling resistance voltage power spectral density

    Fig. 6. Comparison of output performance of different power supplies and output performance of pump driver under the power supply. (a) Power voltage; (b) power supply voltage spectral density; (c) sampling resistance voltage signal; (d) sampling resistance voltage power spectral density

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    Comparison of output performance of pump driver powered by different power sources after single chip power supply. (a) Sampling resistance voltage signal; (b) sampling resistance voltage power spectral density signal

    Fig. 7. Comparison of output performance of pump driver powered by different power sources after single chip power supply. (a) Sampling resistance voltage signal; (b) sampling resistance voltage power spectral density signal

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    Detection of laser power monitoring signal with 3.5 A output from laser pump source. (a) Detector voltage; (b) relative power spectral density of detector

    Fig. 8. Detection of laser power monitoring signal with 3.5 A output from laser pump source. (a) Detector voltage; (b) relative power spectral density of detector

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    • Table 1. Performance of foreign semiconductor laser driver products

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      Table 1. Performance of foreign semiconductor laser driver products

      Model/manufacturerMeasurement frequency band /HzNoise without ripple /μAShort term stability（4 h）/μALong term stability（24 h）/μA
      LDC240C/Thorlabs10‒107<50‒200
      ITC4005/Thorlabs10‒107<250‒300
      LDC-3736/Wavelength1‒2.50×105<16100200
      LDX-3232/Wavelength1‒2.50×105<4080160
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    Zichao Gao, Fan Li, Jianbo Li, Jiawei Wang, Zhenglei Ma, Xiang Li, Xin Shang, Long Tian, Wangbao Yin, Yajun Wang, Yaohui Zheng. Design and Characterization of Low-Noise Semiconductor Pump Driver in the mHz Frequency Band[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(17): 1714007

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Dec. 26, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 5, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: Long Tian (tianlong@sxu.edu.cn), Wangbao Yin (ywb65@sxu.edu.cn), Yaohui Zheng (yhzheng@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232756

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232756

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    laser devices and laser physics
    Lasers and Laser Optics
    Laser physics
    laser manufacturing
    Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology