DocumentCode
1208604
Title
Vertically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer (VMZ) widely tunable laser diode with improved wavelength access
Author
Borchert, Bernd ; Illek, S. ; Wolf, Tilman ; Rieger, Jana ; Amann, M.-C.
Author_Institution
Corp. Res. & Dev., Siemens AG, Munich
Volume
30
Issue
24
fYear
1994
fDate
11/24/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2047
Lastpage
2049
Abstract
A widely tunable laser diode has been developed in InGaAsP/InP at 1.55 μm wavelength using an integrated vertical Mach-Zehnder (VMZ) interferometer. Regular tuning behaviour is obtained with only one wavelength control current over a tuning range of 30 nm with ~50 accessible wavelengths
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 1.55 mum; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP/InP; accessible wavelengths; improved wavelength access; tuning behaviour; tuning range; vertically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; wavelength control current; widely tunable laser diode;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19941365
Filename
337969
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