Title :
Low-chirp wavelength-selectable 1/spl times/6 laser arrays suitable for WDM applications
Author :
Miller, B.I. ; Dreyer, K.F. ; Behringer, R.E. ; Koren, U. ; Chien, M. ; Raybon, G. ; Tennant, D.M. ; Feder, K. ; Capik, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Seven packaged wavelength selectable laser arrays were tested and found to have average chirp parameter of 0.18 /spl Aring/ under 2.5 Gb/Sec modulation. Temperature tuning necessary to reach a standard WDM wavelength for any laser on any of the packages was /spl les/5.2/spl deg/C.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; distributed feedback lasers; laser beams; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor device packaging; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; 1/spl times/6 laser arrays; 2.5 Gbit/s; 5.2 C; DFB lasers; WDM applications; average chirp parameter; chirp parameter; laser arrays; low-chirp wavelength-selectable laser arrays; modulation; packaged wavelength selectable laser arrays; standard WDM wavelength; temperature tuning; wavelength selectable laser arrays; Channel spacing; Chirp modulation; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Gratings; Laser tuning; Optical arrays; Packaging; Temperature; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Haifa, Israel
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3163-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1996.558755
