Title :
Step-tunable (100 GHz) hybrid laser based on Vernier effect between Fabry-Perot cavity and sampled fibre Bragg grating
Author :
Lemieux, J.-F. ; Bellemare, A. ; Latrasse, C. ; Têtu, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Genie Electr. et de Genie Inf., Laval Univ., Que., Canada
fDate :
5/27/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Frequency step-tunability is demonstrated in a hybrid fibre grating external cavity laser for the first time. This new configuration uses an in-fibre sampled Bragg grating as the frequency selective element which allows the laser to be step-tuned by 100 GHz from 1551.09 to 1556.66 nm.
Keywords :
laser tuning; 1551.09 to 1556.66 nm; Fabry-Perot cavity; Vernier effect; frequency selective element; frequency step-tunability; hybrid fibre grating external cavity laser; in-fibre sampled Bragg grating; laser diode; sampled fibre Bragg grating; step-tunable GHz hybrid laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990583
