• DocumentCode
    1054018
  • Title

    A tunable interdigital electrode (TIE) DBR laser for single-current continuous tuning

  • Author

    Ishii, H. ; Tanobe, H. ; Kondo, Y. ; Yoshikuni, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1995
  • Firstpage
    1246
  • Lastpage
    1248
  • Abstract
    A tunable interdigital electrode distributed Bragg reflector (TIE-DBR) laser is proposed. The device provides single-current continuous-wavelength tuning without any external circuits, since the wavelength shift matching between the Bragg and the longitudinal cavity mode can be obtained in this structure. A continuous tuning in the 4.6-nm wavelength range with sufficient side-mode suppression is achieved with a 1.55-μm TIE DBR laser.
  • Keywords
    distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electrodes; laser tuning; quantum well lasers; 1.55 mum; DBR laser; InGaAsP; MQW structure; distributed Bragg reflector; longitudinal cavity mode; side-mode suppression; single-current continuous tuning; single-current continuous-wavelength tuning; tunable interdigital electrode; wavelength shift matching; Circuit optimization; Current density; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Electrodes; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical reflection; Refractive index; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.473460
  • Filename
    473460