Title :
High power 10-wavelength DFB laser arrays with integrated combiner and optical amplifier
Author :
Zah, C.E. ; Pathak, B. ; Amersfoort, M.R. ; Favire, F. ; Lin, P.S.D. ; Andreadakis, N.C. ; Rajhel, A. ; Bhat, R. ; Caneau, C. ; Koza, M.A. ; Curtis, L.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report high power performance of a 10-wavelength DFB laser array using on-chip optical amplification. Average power per wavelength into a single mode fiber is 6.5 dBm and 0.5 dBm under individual and simultaneous operation, respectively.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser beams; laser feedback; laser variables measurement; optical fibre couplers; optical transmitters; power amplifiers; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; DFB laser arrays; average power per wavelength; high power performance; integrated combiner; on-chip optical amplification; optical amplifier; single mode fiber; High power amplifiers; Integrated optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Haifa, Israel
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3163-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1996.558757
