Title :
Reduction of spectral-linewidth in high power SOA integrated wavelength selectable laser
Author :
Kimoto, T. ; Kurobe, T. ; Muranushi, K. ; Mukihara, T. ; Kasukawa, A.
Author_Institution :
Yokohama R&D Labs., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The effect of optical feedback from various points on the spectral-linewidth was analyzed for wavelength selectable laser consisted of 12 DFB-lasers-array and SOA. Narrow linewidth (< 2 MHz) was achieved with over 50 mW by reducing facet reflectivity for 12 DFB-lasers-array.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser feedback; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor optical amplifiers; DFB-lasers-array; SOA integrated wavelength selectable laser; facet reflectivity reduction; optical feedback; spectral-linewidth reduction; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical reflection; Power generation; Power lasers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2004. Conference Digest. 2004 IEEE 19th International
Conference_Location :
Matsue-shi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8627-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2004.1382801
