Title :
Beam steering via wavelength tuning in arrayed waveguide gratings
Author :
Huang, W. ; Qiu, B. ; Massie, C. ; Saher Helmy, A. ; Bryce, A.C. ; Marsh, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Advances in arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) allow monolithic integration of a wide variety of devices using guided-wave photonics. One particular application of interest is beam steering. Beam steering devices implemented in a guided-wave architecture are attractive in optical signal processing, packet switching and laser displays. Various means of achieving efficient beam steering have been explored to date. Our approach is based on using quantum well intermixing technology to integrate a tunable DBR laser with an AWG device.
Keywords :
beam steering; diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical arrays; optical waveguides; quantum well lasers; AWG device; arrayed waveguide gratings; beam steering; guided-wave architecture; guided-wave photonics; integrated optics; laser displays; monolithic integration; optical signal processing; packet switching; quantum well intermixing technology; tunable DBR laser; wavelength tuning; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Beam steering; Laser tuning; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical signal processing; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Packet switching; Photonics; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910181
