DocumentCode
2992299
Title
Wavelength tunability of an integrated semiconductor ring laser with sub-ns switching time
Author
Fürst, Sáandor ; Yu, Siyuan ; Sorel, Marc
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow
fYear
2008
fDate
14-18 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
157
Lastpage
158
Abstract
We report on the monolithical integration of a semiconductor ring laser and a Bragg reflector to achieve very fast wavelength tunability. Stable and digital wavelength switching with a speed below 1 ns is demonstrated.
Keywords
distributed Bragg reflectors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical transmitters; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication switching; wavelength division multiplexing; Bragg reflector; DBR technologies; digital wavelength switching; integrated semiconductor ring laser; monolithical integration; stable switching; sub-nanosecond switching time; telecommunication network; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength tunabe laser; Circuit optimization; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Telecommunication switching;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location
Sorrento
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1783-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636057
Filename
4636057
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