Title :
Programmed wavelength-hopping semiconductor laser
Author :
Lowery, Arthur James ; Premaratne, Malin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A semiconductor laser and fiber with three separated Bragg gratings will automatically tune through three wavelengths. We investigate this device using numerical simulations to illustrate the evolution of the spectrum. This device could be used generate optical signals for sensors.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical fibres; optical sensors; semiconductor lasers; Bragg gratings; automatic tuning; laser cavity; optical fiber; optical sensors; optical signal generation; programmed semiconductor laser; wavelength-hopping semiconductor laser; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Semiconductor lasers; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548248
