Title :
Wavelength tunability of an integrated semiconductor ring laser with sub-ns switching time
Author :
Fürst, Sáandor ; Yu, Siyuan ; Sorel, Marc
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow
Abstract :
We report on the monolithical integration of a semiconductor ring laser and a Bragg reflector to achieve very fast wavelength tunability. Stable and digital wavelength switching with a speed below 1 ns is demonstrated.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflectors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical transmitters; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication switching; wavelength division multiplexing; Bragg reflector; DBR technologies; digital wavelength switching; integrated semiconductor ring laser; monolithical integration; stable switching; sub-nanosecond switching time; telecommunication network; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength tunabe laser; Circuit optimization; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636057
