Title :
Characteristics of sampled grating DBR lasers with integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Mason, B. ; Fish, G.A. ; Barton, J. ; Coldren, L.A. ; DenBaars, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Agility Commun. Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A state-of-the-art demonstration of photonic integration with results illustrating integrated widely-tunable lasers capable of high output power (>8 dBm), wide tuning ranges (50-70 nm), and modulation (2.488 Gb/s) is presented.
Keywords :
Distributed Bragg reflector lasers; Integrated optics; Laser tuning; Optical communication equipment; Optical modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2.488 Gbit/s; high output power; integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers; integrated widely-tunable lasers; modulation; photonic integration; sampled grating DBR lasers; wide tuning ranges; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868412
