Wavelength-Tunable Short-Cavity DBR Laser Array With Active Distributed Bragg Reflector

Author

Arimoto, Hideo ; Kitatani, Takeshi ; Tsuchiya, Tomonobu ; Shinoda, Kazunori ; Takei, Aki ; Uchiyama, Hiroyuki ; Aoki, Masahiro ; Tsuji, Shinji

Author_Institution

Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji

Volume

24

Issue

11

fYear

2006

Firstpage

4366

Lastpage

4371

Abstract

With the aim of developing a fast wavelength-tunable laser for advanced dynamic network reconfigurations or optical burst switching, a short-cavity (SC) distributed-Bragg-reflector (DBR) laser array with an active-DBR (ADBR) structure (SC-ADBR laser) was fabricated. First, it was experimentally confirmed that the ADBR structure compensates for optical loss and achieves stable single-mode operation during wavelength tuning. An artificial-laser-phase-adjustment technique in the SC-ADBR laser by precise adjustment of a DBR mirror was then proposed. By applying this technique to a six-channel SC-ADBR laser array, perfect wavelength accessibility across a 21-nm range was attained

Keywords

distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser stability; laser tuning; semiconductor laser arrays; active-DBR mirror; artificial-laser-phase-adjustment technique; laser stability; short-cavity distributed-Bragg-reflector laser array; wavelength accessibility; wavelength tuning; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical arrays; Optical burst switching; Optical control; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Semiconductor laser arrays; Active-distributed-Bragg-reflector (ADBR) structure; short-cavity (SC) distributed-Bragg-reflector (DBR) laser; wavelength-tunable laser;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.884206

Filename

4012177