Title :
A manufacturable WDM tunable source using an integrated laser array
Author :
Pezeshki, B. ; Mathur, A. ; Zou, S. ; Jeon, H.-S. ; Agrawal, V. ; Lang, R.L.
Author_Institution :
SDL Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 12 nm tunable source with 5 mW fiber coupled power is fabricated by integrating four DFB lasers into one output. High-yield and low-cost techniques are used, such as quarter-wave-shifted phase-masks for wavelength definition.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser tuning; optical transmitters; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; A manufacturable WDM tunable source; DFB lasers; high-yield; integrated laser array; low-cost techniques; mW fiber coupled power; nm tunable source; quarter-wave-shifted phase-masks; wavelength definition; Costs; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Manufacturing; Optical arrays; Optical fiber devices; Power generation; Power lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868314
