DocumentCode
448307
Title
Nanometer scale thermal drift of 4 Gbit/s uncooled laser for tight-channel-spacing low-cost WDM
Author
Liu, Y. ; Davies, A.R. ; Ingham, J.D. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1545
Abstract
A 4 Gbit/s directly modulated DBR laser is demonstrated with nanometre scale thermal tuning over an extended 20-70°C temperature range. >40 dB side mode suppression over the entire temperature range is achieved.
Keywords
channel spacing; distributed Bragg reflectors; laser tuning; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 to 70 C; 4 Gbit/s; DBR laser modulation; distributed feedback laser; nanometer scale thermal tuning; side mode suppression; tight-channel-spacing low-cost WDM; uncooled laser; Costs; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Open loop systems; Temperature distribution; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202187
Filename
1573253
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