Title :
A WDM channel selectable diode laser with a mode-hop-free fine-tuning mechanism
Author :
Lan, Yu-Ping ; Shih, Tsung-Sheng ; Pan, Ci-Ling ; Lin, Yea-Feng ; Pan, Ru-Pin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A liquid crystal pixel mirror allows digitally tuning of an external cavity laser to more than 40 channels of 100 GHz spacing. Laser wavelength can further be fine-tuned over 1.89 GHz by a phase plate.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; liquid crystal devices; nematic liquid crystals; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.89 GHz; WDM channel; diode laser; external cavity laser digitally tuning; liquid crystal pixel mirror; mode-hop-free fine-tuning mechanism; Diode lasers; Gratings; Laser tuning; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549023
