Title :
Monolithic tunable laser based on selectively intermixed GaAs/AlGaAs QW structure
Author :
Zakariya, Abdullah J. ; LiKamWa, P.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a monolithic 10nm tunable integrated laser on a QW structure. Wavelength switching is achieved by steering an optical gain media laterally over two adjacent quantum well regions selectively intermixed to varying extents.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; laser tuning; quantum well lasers; GaAs-AlGaAs; monolithic tunable integrated laser; monolithic tunable laser; optical gain media; selectively intermixed quantum well structure; wavelength switching; Gain; Gallium arsenide; Laser beams; Optical amplifiers; Optical beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358625
