• DocumentCode
    1592690
  • Title

    Wide-tuning (65 nm) Semi-cooled (50°C) operation of a tunable laser based on a novel widely tunable filter

  • Author

    Suzuki, Takanori ; Arimoto, Hideo ; Kitatani, Takeshi ; Takei, Aki ; Taniguchi, Takafumi ; Shinoda, Kazunori ; Tanaka, Shigehisa ; Tsuji, Shinji

  • Author_Institution
    Central Res. Lab., Hitachi, Ltd., Kokubunji, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A tunable laser based on a medium wavelength selectivity tunable filter named a lateral-grating-assisted lateral-co-directional-coupler was developed. A wide tuning range of over 65 nm with SMSR of over 35 dB was demonstrated at 50°C.
  • Keywords
    directional couplers; semiconductor lasers; waveguide filters; lateral-grating-assisted lateral-co-directional-coupler; medium wavelength selectivity; temperature 50 degC; tunable laser; wide-tuning semi-cooled operation; widely tunable filter; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875661