Title :
16×100GHz digitally wavelength switchable V-coupled-cavity laser with 40dB SMSR
Author :
Jin, Jialiang ; Wang, Lei ; Yu, Tingting ; Wang, Yin ; He, Jian-Jun
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Modern Opt. Instrum., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
As an alternative to sophisticated tunable laser that are currently deployed in optical networks, we present a simple and compact digitally wavelength switchable laser based on V-coupled cavities. Single-electrode-controlled wavelength switching over 16 channels with 100GHz spacing is demonstrated for the first time with side-mode-suppression-ratio (SMSR) as high as 40dB. The fabrication process is similar to that of a Fabry-Perot laser and the device size is only 500μm×300μm.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; Fabry-Perot laser; digitally wavelength switchable V-coupled cavity laser; frequency 100 GHz; optical networks; side mode suppression ratio; single electrode controlled wavelength switching; size 300 mum; size 500 mum; tunable laser; Cavity resonators; Electrodes; Fabrication; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194175
