• DocumentCode
    1297885
  • Title

    A three-electrode distributed Bragg reflector laser with 22 nm wavelength tuning range

  • Author

    Öberg, M. ; Nilsson, S. ; Klinga, T. ; Ojala, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Swedish Inst. of Microelectron., Kista, Sweden
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    299
  • Lastpage
    301
  • Abstract
    A large wavelength tuning range is demonstrated for a three-electrode distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser by applying both forward and reverse bias to the passive Bragg section. In the reverse direction the tuning towards longer wavelengths is mainly attributed to electrical heating. By also using the phase tuning section, all wavelengths within a range of 22.1 nm can be reached with a side-mode suppression better than 25 dB and with an output power exceeding 4.4 mW.<>
  • Keywords
    distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; semiconductor junction lasers; 22 nm wavelength tuning range; 4.4 mW; electrical heating; forward bias; output power; passive Bragg section; phase tuning section; reverse bias; semiconductor laser; side-mode suppression; three-electrode distributed Bragg reflector laser; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Optical fiber communication; Optical tuning; Power generation; Refractive index; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.82092
  • Filename
    82092