Broad range continuous wavelength tuning characteristics of DBR lasers employing passive-section heaters

Author

Mori, H. ; Onobori, S. ; Shinone, K. ; Ono, J. ; Takahashi, Y. ; Tsuchiya, F. ; Nagai, H.

Author_Institution

Res. Lab., Anritsu Corp., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

30-31 Oct 1995

Firstpage

262

Abstract

We proposed a novel InGaAsP/InP distributed Bragg reflector laser diode (DBR LD) with very wide continuous tuning range due to the thermal effect. In this device, the refractive indices of the phase-control section and the DBR section are thermally controlled by thin-film heaters embedded on passive waveguides. A tuning range of 30.6 nm with mode hopping, and of 9.3 nm without mode hopping have been achieved

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; DBR LD; InGaAsP-InP; distributed Bragg reflector laser diode; mode hopping; passive waveguide; phase control; refractive indices; thermal effect; thin-film heater; wavelength tuning; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laboratories; Laser tuning; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Quantum well devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484861

Filename

484861