Title :
Multiwavelength lasers using AWGs
Author :
Besten, Jan Hendrik
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Multiwavelength lasers using AWGs can be used as digitally tunable lasers with simple channel selection, and for generating multiple wavelengths simultanously. In this paper a number of different configurations is reviewed.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; laser tuning; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG; channel selection; digitally tunable laser; multiwavelength laser; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Diffraction gratings; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253003
