DocumentCode
2731280
Title
Integrated tunable light sources for telecommunications
Author
Koch, T.L.
Author_Institution
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
fYear
2004
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2004
Firstpage
7
Lastpage
7
Abstract
This paper briefly recaps the requirements of tunable lasers for telecommunications applications, and reviews the various approaches to achieving tunable and multi-wavelength functionality with examples drawn from commercial products and current research results around the world
Keywords
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; light sources; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; integrated light sources; intracavity filters; monolithic integration; multiwavelength functionality; optical fibre communication; photonic integrated circuits; telecommunications; tunable filters; tunable lasers; tunable light sources; wavelength-division multiplexing; Costs; Digital filters; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Light sources; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Resonator filters; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2004. Conference Digest. 2004 IEEE 19th International
Conference_Location
Matsue-shi
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8627-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2004.4612656
Filename
4612656
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