• DocumentCode
    1675144
  • Title

    Switchable aperiodic distributed feedback lasers: Time domain modelling and experiment

  • Author

    Chakraborty, Subhasish ; Hsin, Chen-Wei ; Marshall, Owen P. ; Khairuzzaman, Md

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a perturbative aperiodic distributed feedback grating embedded within a Fabry-Pérot cavity. Time domain modelling revealed electronic switching functionality, occurring only in the presence of facet reflections. The switching behaviour was experimentally verified.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot resonators; diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; laser cavity resonators; Fabry-Perot cavity; electronic switching functionality; facet reflections; perturbative aperiodic distributed feedback grating; switchable aperiodic distributed feedback lasers; time domain modelling and experiment; Distributed feedback devices; Gratings; Laser modes; Optical switches; Reflection; Time division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326466