Two-channel tunable laser diode based on photonic crystals

Author

Mahnkopf, Sven ; Arlt, Martin ; Kamp, Martin ; Colson, Veronique ; Duan, Guang-Hua ; Forchel, Alfred

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Julius-Maximilians-Univ. Wurzburg, Germany

Volume

16

Issue

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

353

Lastpage

355

Abstract

We report the development of a tunable laser diode array monolithically integrated with a Y-coupler structure based on photonic crystals. The laser diodes consist of two longitudinally coupled photonic crystal waveguide segments that are separated by a photonic crystal mirror section. Quasicontinuous tuning is achieved in a 30.6-nm window with 100-GHz channel spacing as typically required by wavelength-division-multiplexing applications. The sources can be operated independently allowing the simultaneous transmission of two freely selectable wavelengths.

Keywords

integrated optics; laser tuning; mirrors; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication; optical couplers; optical transmitters; photonic crystals; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; Y-coupler structure; continuous-wave lasers; laser diode array; longitudinally coupled waveguide segments; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication; photonic crystal mirror; photonic crystal waveguide segments; photonic crystals; quasicontinuous tuning; tunable laser diode; two-channel laser diode; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Diode lasers; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.823130

Filename

1266421