• DocumentCode
    546947
  • Title

    Rapid automatic high-precision in-situ wavelength calibration for tunable lasers using an athermal AWG

  • Author

    Yu, Runxiang ; Proietti, Roberto ; Kurumida, Junya ; Karalar, Aytug ; Guan, Binbin ; Yoo, S.J.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. ofElectrical & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a rapid in-situ automatic calibration technique for tunable SSG DBR lasers using an athermal AWG. The preliminary experiment demonstrates laser calibration for 3 wavelengths completed in 30 seconds with an accuracy of ±0.015 nm.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; calibration; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; arrayed waveguide grating; athermal AWG; distributed Bragg reflector; high-precision calibration; in-situ wavelength calibration; laser calibration; rapid automatic calibration; superstructure grating; tunable SSG DBR lasers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Calibration; IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology; Laser modes; Microcontrollers; Tuning; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951158