Title :
Highly-reliable operation of DFB laser modules with integrated wavelength monitor
Author :
Shinagawa, T. ; Satoh, T. ; Nasu, H. ; Mukaihara, T. ; Nomura, Tadahiro ; Kasukawa, A. ; Oike, M. ; Matsuura, H. ; Shiba, T. ; Ninomiya, T. ; Cho, S. ; Kittlesen, G.
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The use of YAG welding and soldering techniques for fixing optical components made it possible to achieve average wavelength drift of less than ±2 pm during tests, which can be applicable for 25 GHz channel spacing DWDM system.
Keywords :
channel spacing; distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; laser beam welding; semiconductor lasers; soldering; solid lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; yttrium compounds; 25 GHz; DFB laser modules; DWDM system; YAG; YAG soldering technique; YAG welding technique; YAl5O12; average wavelength drift; channel spacing; integrated wavelength monitor; optical component fixation; Channel spacing; Fabry-Perot; Laser beams; Monitoring; Optical devices; Power system reliability; Soldering; System testing; Wavelength division multiplexing; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247502
