• DocumentCode
    2346499
  • Title

    High power 10-wavelength DFB laser arrays with integrated combiner and optical amplifier

  • Author

    Zah, C.E. ; Pathak, B. ; Amersfoort, M.R. ; Favire, F. ; Lin, P.S.D. ; Andreadakis, N.C. ; Rajhel, A. ; Bhat, R. ; Caneau, C. ; Koza, M.A. ; Curtis, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    13-18 Oct. 1996
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    We report high power performance of a 10-wavelength DFB laser array using on-chip optical amplification. Average power per wavelength into a single mode fiber is 6.5 dBm and 0.5 dBm under individual and simultaneous operation, respectively.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser beams; laser feedback; laser variables measurement; optical fibre couplers; optical transmitters; power amplifiers; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; DFB laser arrays; average power per wavelength; high power performance; integrated combiner; on-chip optical amplification; optical amplifier; single mode fiber; High power amplifiers; Integrated optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Haifa, Israel
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3163-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.1996.558757
  • Filename
    558757