Title :
Wavelength switching using multicavity semiconductor laser diodes
Author :
Kanjamala, A.P. ; Levi, A.F.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
10/24/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate wavelength switching in a novel multicavity distributed Bragg reflector semiconductor laser diode. This new device, which uses an integrated saturable absorber and singlemode fibre Bragg gratings, digitally switches wavelength as a function of drive current between all possible binary combinations
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; laser beam applications; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; distributed Bragg reflector laser; drive current; integrated saturable absorber; laser diodes; multicavity semiconductor LD; singlemode fibre Bragg gratings; wavelength switching;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961390
