DocumentCode
444353
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
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1041
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549023
Filename
1549023
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