Title :
Broadly tunable InGaAsP/InP vertical-coupler filtered laser with low tuning current
Author :
Kim, Inna ; Alferness, R.C. ; Buhl, Lawrence L. ; Koren, U. ; Miller, B.I. ; Newkirk, M.A. ; Young, Matthew G. ; Koch, T.L. ; Raybon, G. ; Burrus, C.A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/15/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A tuning range of 48 nm has been achieved with a tuning current of only 40 mA in a 1.55 mu m InGaAsP/InP multiquantum-well laser based on a grating-assisted vertical coupler intracavity filter. Using a combination of current and voltage tuning a 55 nm tuning range was demonstrated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 1.55 micron; 40 mA; InGaAsP-InP; current tuning; grating-assisted vertical coupler intracavity filter; low tuning current; multiquantum-well laser; tuning range; vertical-coupler filtered laser; voltage tuning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930445
