Title :
Mode-Hop-Free and Electrically Wavelength-Tunable Laser Array with 39.5 nm Tuning Range using Tunable Distributed Amplification DFB Structure
Author :
Takabayashi, Kazumasa ; Sekiguchi, Shigeaki ; Hayakawa, Akinori ; Tomabechi, Shuichi ; Uetake, Ayahito ; Kuwatsuka, Haruhiko
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Lab. Ltd., Atsugi
Abstract :
An electrically wavelength-tunable laser array with tunable distributed amplification (TDA) DFB structure has been developed for the first time. A tuning range of 39.5 nm has been achieved by monolithic array of 8-channel mode-hop-free lasers
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser beams; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 39.5 nm; 8-channel mode-hop-free laser; electrically wavelength-tunable laser array; monolithically integrated array; tunable distributed amplification DFB structure; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Diffraction gratings; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical arrays; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2006. Conference Digest. 2006 IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9560-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2006.1708069
