Title :
2kHz Linewidth C-Band Tunable Laser by Hybrid Integration of Reflective SOA and SiO2 PLC External Cavity
Author :
Debregeas, H. ; Ferrari, Carlo ; Cappuzzo, M.A. ; Klemens, Fred ; Keller, Robert ; Pardo, Fernando ; Bolle, C. ; Xie, Chao ; Earnshaw, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a 35nm tunable laser by hybrid integration between a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier and an external cavity based on silica ring resonators and a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We demonstrate a record low 2kHz line width.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon compounds; spectral line breadth; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SiO2; frequency 2 kHz; hybrid reflective SOA integration; linewidth C-band tunable laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; silica PLC external cavity; silica ring resonators; wavelength 35 nm; Cavity resonators; Heating; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Tuning; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.158
