Integrated wavelength locker for tunable laser applications

Author

Hammond, Barney ; Su, Bingzhi ; Mathews, Jay ; Chen, Eden ; Schwartz, Eric

Author_Institution

Digital Opt. Corp., Charlotte, NC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

10-14 Nov. 2002

Firstpage

479

Abstract

To achieve the channel stability required by DWDM systems, lasers must be locked onto particular channels on the ITU grid. This paper details and compares two methods used for integration of wavelength lockers: assembly of discrete components and functional integration. Effective integration of wavelength lockers involves not only assembling the components, but in functional integration as well. The net device can improve performance as well as aid the laser manufacturer in module level integration.

Keywords

assembling; integrated optics; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; modules; optical communication equipment; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM systems; ITU grid; channel stability; discrete component assembly; effective integration; functional integration; integrated wavelength locker; laser manufacturer; module level integration; packaging; performance; tunable laser applications; Assembly; Bonding; Integrated optics; Laser applications; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Optical refraction; Packaging; Solids; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7500-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159389

Filename

1159389