Title :
Facetless tunable lasers coupled to passive waveguides
Author :
Roycroft, B. ; Callaghan, J.O. ; Thomas, K. ; Pelucchi, E. ; Peters, F. ; Corbett, B.
Author_Institution :
III-V Devices Group, Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
Facetless tunable lasers coupled to a lower waveguide in a monolithic regrowth-free design are demonstrated. Tuning range is 3 THz and coupler efficiency is greater than 80%.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; coupler efficiency; facetless tunable laser; monolithic regrowth free design; passive waveguides; Couplers; Couplings; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Loss measurement; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
