Title :
Chirped gratings for DFB laser diodes using bent waveguides
Author :
Hillmer, H. ; Magari, K. ; Suzuki, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Lab., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
The authors propose a method capable of providing arbitrarily chirped DFB (distributed feedback) gratings using bent waveguides on homogeneous grating fields and report the first realization as well as preliminary experimental results.<>
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; DFB laser diodes; bent waveguides; chirped gratings; homogeneous grating fields; Chirp; Diode lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Holography; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical fiber communication; Shape;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
