• DocumentCode
    1674503
  • Title

    A Novel Two-Section Tunable Slotted Fabry-Pérot Laser Exhibiting ns Wavelength Switching

  • Author

    Phelan, R. ; Byrne, D. ; Guo, W.H. ; Lu, Q.Y. ; Roycroft, B. ; Smyth, F. ; Barry, L. ; Donegan, J.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Trinity Coll., Dublin 2
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A novel two-section tunable laser diode is demonstrated by etching slots into the laser ridge. A discontinuous tuning-range of 30 nm was achieved with a SMSR of 38 dB. A wavelength switching time of 1.5 ns is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot resonators; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; Fabry-Perot laser; laser ridge; time 1.5 ns; two-section tunable laser diode; wavelength switching; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Etching; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348321
  • Filename
    4348321