Etched gap mirror based integration of variable optical attenuator with full C-band external cavity wavelength tunable laser

Author

Mizutani, K. ; Sudo, S. ; Okamoto, T. ; Tsuruoka, K. ; Nielsen, M.L. ; Sato, K. ; Kudo, K.

Author_Institution

NEC Corp., Shiga

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

135

Lastpage

138

Abstract

We present a gap mirror based monolithic integration technology of functional sections on a gain chip for an external cavity wavelength tunable laser (ECTL). The effective reflectivity and coupling coefficient of the gap mirror can be controlled by changing gap length and gap angle. Utilizing this technique, we experimentally demonstrated full C-band ECTL with integrated variable optical attenuator (VOA). Output power of more than 50 mW with VOA operation, SMSR of more than 50 dB were obtained over the entire C-band

Keywords

etching; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; monolithic integrated circuits; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; 4 to 8 GHz; 50 mW; C-band; coupling coefficient; etching; external cavity laser; gain chip; gap mirror; monolithic integration; optical integration; reflectivity; variable optical attenuator; wavelength tunable laser; Etching; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical attenuators; Reflectivity; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Indium Phosphide and Related Materials Conference Proceedings, 2006 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9558-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIPRM.2006.1634130

Filename

1634130