Title :
AlGaInAs-InP C-band tunable DS-DBR laser for semi-cooled operation at 55°C
Author :
Whitbread, Neil D. ; Ward, Andrew J. ; De Largy, Brian ; Kearley, Mark Q. ; Asplin, Brian ; Williams, Peter J. ; Wale, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Bookham Technol. plc, Towcester
Abstract :
Digital supermode (DS) DBR lasers utilising an AlGaInAs based active region are demonstrated for full C-band operation (100 by 50 GHz spaced channels) at 55degC for semi-cooled applications.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser modes; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; AlGaInAs-InP; C-band tunable laser; DS-DBR laser; digital supermode lasers; semicooled operation; temperature 55 degC; Conducting materials; Etching; Gratings; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical materials; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Temperature distribution; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729345
