Title :
A sampled or superstructure grating tunable twin-guide laser for wide tunability with 2 tuning currents
Author :
Morthier, G. ; Moeyersoon, B. ; Baets, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
A new widely tunable laser structure is proposed, a tunable twin guide (TTG) laser with 2 different sampled or superstructure gratings. This widely tunable laser only requires 2 instead of 3 tuning currents and has a much shorter cavity length than existing widely tunable laser diodes.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; cavity mode; grating reflectivity; sampled grating tunable twin-guide laser; single tuning current; stable single mode behaviour; superstructure grating tunable twin-guide laser; tuning currents; wide tunability; Diode lasers; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Sampling methods; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
