Title :
Module-packaged tunable laser and wavelength locker delivering 40 mW of fibre-coupled power on 34 channels
Author :
Adams, D.M. ; Gamache, C. ; Finlay, R. ; Cyr, M. ; Burt, K.M. ; Evans, J. ; Jamroz, E. ; Wallace, S. ; Woods, I. ; Doran, L. ; Ayliffe, P. ; Goodchild, D. ; Rogers, C.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
5/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A continuously tunable laser monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier is reported. The chip is co-packaged with a frequency locker in a 26 pin butterfly module, and features over 40 mW of fibre-coupled power with an SMSR >37 dB on 34 ITU channels (50 GHz spacing)
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; laser beams; laser feedback; laser tuning; optical fibre couplers; ridge waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; waveguide lasers; 40 mW; 50 GHz; ITU channels; butterfly module; chip; co-packaged chip; continuously tunable laser; fibre-coupled power; frequency locker; module-packaged tunable laser; monolithically integrated laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength locker;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010469
