Title :
Widely tunable digital concatenated grating DBR laser
Author :
Xiaoying He ; Yonglin Yu ; Shan Jiang ; Dexiu Huang ; Wang, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Wuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
A novel, monolithic, widely tunable digital concatenated grating DBR laser for optical communications and sensors is proposed. Continuous tuning over 60 nm with high SMSRs and low threshold gains has been demonstrated here with simulated results.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical sensors; DBR laser; monolithic grating; optical communications; optical sensors; tunable digital concatenated grating; Concatenated codes; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical fiber communication; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528200
