Title :
Tunable photonic crystal lasers with high side-mode suppression ratio
Author :
Duan, Guang-Hua ; Attali, M. ; Legouezigou, O. ; Poingt, F. ; Pommereau, F. ; Legouezigou, L. ; Drisse, O. ; Derouin, E. ; Brenot, R. ; Lelarge, F.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel - Thales III-V Lab., Palaiseau
Abstract :
We demonstrate tunable semiconductor lasers based on three coupled photonic crystal sections, that allows up to 18 nm tuning range with a side-mode suppression ratio greater than 35 dB.
Keywords :
laser modes; laser tuning; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; coupled photonic crystal; high side mode suppression ratio; tunable photonic crystal laser; tunable semiconductor laser; Etching; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical transmitters; Photonic crystals; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; (060.2330) Fiber optic communications; (140.5960) Semiconductor Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627796
