Title :
Reliability of widely-tunable SGDBR lasers suitable for deployment in agile networks
Author :
Coldren, C. ; Strand, T. ; Hegblom, E. ; Akulova, Y. ; Fish, G. ; Larson, M. ; Coldren, L.
Author_Institution :
Agility Commun., Goleta, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present reliability data on widely tunable diode lasers with sampled grating Bragg mirrors. The lasers have a median life over two hundred years with a wear-out failure rate below 200 failures per billion device-hours.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser mirrors; laser tuning; optical fibre networks; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication network reliability; agile networks; laser median life; sampled grating Bragg mirrors; widely tunable diode lasers; widely-tunable SGDBR lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Holography; Intelligent networks; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical devices; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247499
