Title :
Thermally widely tunable laser diodes with distributed feedback
Author :
Todt, R. ; Jacke, T. ; Meyer, R. ; Amann, M.-C.
Author_Institution :
Walter Schottky Inst., Technische Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
A monolithic, thermally widely tunable laser that covers the wavelength range between 1552 and 1602 nm is presented. The device requires only two tuning currents for wide quasi-continuous wavelength tuning and is readily manufacturable with conventional DFB laser fabrication technology.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; thermo-optical effects; 1552 to 1602 nm; distributed feedback; laser diodes; quasicontinuous wavelength tuning; thermally widely laser tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
