Title :
Wavelength tuning of sampled-grating DBR quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Diba, Abdou ; Xie, Feng ; Caneau, XCatherine ; LeBlanc, Herve ; Coleman, Sean ; Zah, Chung-en
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol., Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
Abstract :
We characterized the performance of sampled-grating distributed Bragg reflectors (SG DBR) quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) and demonstrated a wide wavelength tuning from 4.48 to 4.69 μm (100cm-1) by injecting current into the SGDBR sections.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; distributed Bragg reflectors lasers; sampled grating DBR quantum cascade lasers; wavelength 4.48 mum to 4.69 mum; wavelength tuning; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Distributed feedback devices; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Optical reflection; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
