Title :
Demonstration of a semiconductor external cavity laser using a UV written grating in a planar silica waveguide
Author :
Maxwell, G.D. ; Kashyap, Rekha ; Sherlock, G. ; Collins, J.V. ; Ainslie, B.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the first demonstration of a semiconductor external cavity waveguide laser, modulated at 2.5 Gbit/s over 100 km of standard optical fibre using a UV written grating in a planar silica waveguide as the feedback element
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; optical modulation; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; 100 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; SiO2; UV written grating; feedback element; modulation; optical fibre; planar silica waveguide; semiconductor external cavity laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941030
