Title :
Quasi-continuous tuning range from 1560 to 1520 nm in a GCSR laser, with high power and low tuning currents
Author :
Rigole, P.-J. ; Nilsson, S. ; Bäckbom, L. ; Stålnacke, B. ; Berglind, E. ; Weber, J. -P ; Stoltz, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
12/5/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a 40 nm (1560 to 1520 nm) quasi-continuous tuning with a minimum output power of 3 mW, sidemode suppression >30 dB and high current tuning efficiency in a vertical grating assisted codirectional coupler laser with a sampled Bragg reflector (GCSR)
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 1560 to 1520 nm; 3 mW; GCSR laser; current tuning efficiency; output power; quasi-continuous tuning; sampled Bragg reflector; sidemode suppression; vertical grating assisted codirectional coupler laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961540
