Title :
Agile, tunable, chirped laser with low background emission
Author :
Rankin, G. ; Aronson, L.B. ; Ranganath, T.R. ; Trutna, W.R., Jr. ; Dolfi, D.W.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
fDate :
12/7/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact tunable laser based on an acousto-optic filter is described. Rapid (<10 ms) wavelength scans across a 124 nm band centred at 1536 nm are achieved with a signal peak to background noise ratio exceeding 60 dB
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; chirp modulation; integrated optics; laser tuning; quantum well lasers; surface acoustic wave filters; 1536 nm; MQW active region; acousto-optic filter; background emission; integrated optics; rapid wavelength scans; signal peak to background noise ratio; tilted stripe semiconductor amplifier; tunable chirped laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951491
