Title :
Widely tunable SOA-integrated DBR laser with combination of sampled-grating and superstructure grating
Author :
Gotoda, Mitsunobu ; Nishimura, Tetsuya ; Tokuda, Yasunori
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Hyogo, Japan
Abstract :
A 30 nm tunable laser diode utilizing front SG-DBR and rear SSG-DBR was demonstrated for the first time. High output power over 45 mW as well as good wavelength control was achieved with SMSR greater than 40 dB.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SG-DBR; SOA-integrated DBR laser tuning; SSG-DBR; sampled-grating; superstructure grating; Bragg gratings; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Reflectivity; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2004. Conference Digest. 2004 IEEE 19th International
Conference_Location :
Matsue-shi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8627-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2004.1382800
