Title :
Complete single mode wavelength coverage over 40 nm with a super structure grating DBR laser
Author :
Öberg, Magnus ; Rigole, Pierre-Jean ; Nilsson, Stefan ; Klinga, Tiina ; Bäckbom, Lena ; Streubel, Klaus ; Wallin, Johan ; Kjellberg, Torgil
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
fDate :
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The spectral characteristics of a widely tunable super structure grating distributed Bragg reflector (SSG-DBR) laser are investigated and the design considerations of the grating reflectors are given. By systematically adjusting the control currents of the two reflector sections and the phase section it is experimentally shown that every wavelength in an interval of 40 nm can be reached with a side-mode suppression usually better than 30 dB
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser modes; laser tuning; optical design techniques; semiconductor lasers; control currents; distributed Bragg reflector laser; grating reflectors; phase section; reflector sections; side-mode suppression; single mode wavelength coverage; spectral characteristics; super structure grating DBR laser; widely tunable super structure grating DBR laser; Bragg gratings; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical reflection; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
