Title :
A semiconductor tunable laser using a wavelength selective reflector based on ring resonators
Author :
Choi, Seung June ; Peng, Zhen ; Yang, Qi ; Hwang, Eui Hyun ; Dapkus, P.Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a tunable laser incorporating a cleavage-free wavelength selective reflector (WSR) formed by buried heterostructure (BH) microring resonators. Utilizing the proposed tunable reflector, a compact, 100-GHz-channel-spaced tunable laser is demonstrated.
Keywords :
channel spacing; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; light reflection; optical fibre communication; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WSR; buried heterostructure microring resonators; channel-spaced tunable laser; cleavage-free wavelength selective reflector; ring resonators; semiconductor tunable laser; tunable reflector; wavelength selective reflector; Laser modes; Meteorological radar; Mutual coupling; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193198
