Title :
Low wavelength drift uncooled laser using tuned distributed Bragg reflectors
Author :
Davies, A.R. ; Fan, S. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
A novel method for wavelength stabilisation in an uncooled laser transmitter is demonstrated using a tunable distributed Bragg reflector laser. Wavelength control to within 0.6 nm facilitates order of magnitude channel spacing reduction for CWDM systems.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre LAN; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; CWDM systems; channel spacing reduction; low wavelength drift uncooled laser; tunable distributed Bragg reflector laser; tuned distributed Bragg reflectors; uncooled laser transmitter; wavelength control; wavelength stabilisation; Channel spacing; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical transmitters; Temperature control; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159580
