Distributed feedback lasers integrated with micromachined wavelength meters for dense WDM systems

Author

Lee, S.S. ; Lin, Lih Y. ; Wu, Ming C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

511

Lastpage

512

Abstract

Summary form only given. In conclusion, a single-chip micro-optical system consists of a DFB laser and a surface micromachined precision wavelength meter an a Si free-space micro-optical bench has been demonstrated for the first time, to our knowledge. A wavelength sensitivity of 0.26 V/nm, and a resolution of 0.3 nm have been demonstrated. The photodetector and the electronic circuits could potentially be integrated on the same Si chip to realize a very compact, light weight and low-cost optical source for dense WDM systems.

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; light sources; micromachining; optical communication equipment; optical resolving power; photodetectors; semiconductor lasers; silicon; surface treatment; wavelength division multiplexing; wavemeters; DFB laser; Si; Si chip; Si free-space micro-optical bench; dense WDM systems; distributed feedback lasers; electronic circuits; light weight; low-cost optical source; micromachined wavelength meters; photodetector; resolution; single-chip micro-optical system; surface micromachined precision wavelength meter; very compact; wavelength sensitivity; Distributed feedback devices; Electronic circuits; Integrated optics; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical surface waves; Photodetectors; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864994