Title :
Single-chip Interband Cascade DFB laser with Extended Tuning Range
Author :
Kim, Chul Soo ; Kim, Mijin ; Bewley, William W. ; Canedy, Chadwick L. ; Nolde, Jill A. ; Larrabee, Diane C. ; Lindle, J. Ryan ; Vurgaftman, Igor ; Meyer, Jerry R.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington
Abstract :
We report the operation of an interband cascade-based DFB laser in the mid-IR. The device operates single-mode from 78 to 160 K, with up to 10 nm of current tuning and quasi-continuous tuning of 26 nm by also varying temperature.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser tuning; quantum cascade lasers; current tuning; quasicontinuous tuning; single mode; single-chip interband cascade DFB laser; temperature 78 K to 160 K; Chemical lasers; Gratings; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical tuning; Power generation; Quantum cascade lasers; Silicon; Substrates; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382599
