Title :
Frequency, mode and power stabilization of a widely tunable SSG-DBR laser at 40 ITU channels
Author :
Sarlet, G. ; Morthier, Geert ; Baets, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Gent Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
A feedback control circuit is demonstrated for a widely tunable SSG-DBR laser. It monitors active section voltage to maintain mode stability, and uses a Fabry-Perot etalon as reference to lock the laser frequency to a specific ITU channel with better than 1.0 GHz accuracy.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser feedback; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication channels; 20 to 30 C; Fabry-Perot etalon; GHz accuracy; ITU channels; active section voltage; feedback control circuit; laser frequency locking; laser frequency stabilization; mode stability; power stabilization; sampled grating; specific ITU channel; widely tunable SSG-DBR laser; Circuit stability; Fabry-Perot; Feedback circuits; Feedback control; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868309
