DocumentCode
881345
Title
Broadly tunable InGaAsP/InP vertical-coupler filtered laser with low tuning current
Author
Kim, Inna ; Alferness, R.C. ; Buhl, Lawrence L. ; Koren, U. ; Miller, B.I. ; Newkirk, M.A. ; Young, Matthew G. ; Koch, T.L. ; Raybon, G. ; Burrus, C.A.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
29
Issue
8
fYear
1993
fDate
4/15/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
664
Lastpage
666
Abstract
A tuning range of 48 nm has been achieved with a tuning current of only 40 mA in a 1.55 mu m InGaAsP/InP multiquantum-well laser based on a grating-assisted vertical coupler intracavity filter. Using a combination of current and voltage tuning a 55 nm tuning range was demonstrated.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 1.55 micron; 40 mA; InGaAsP-InP; current tuning; grating-assisted vertical coupler intracavity filter; low tuning current; multiquantum-well laser; tuning range; vertical-coupler filtered laser; voltage tuning;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19930445
Filename
209937
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