Two-section tunable laser with uniform frequency modulation response using quantum confined Stark effect

Author

Huang, X. ; Seeds, A.J. ; Roberts, J.S. ; Knight, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 Sep 1998

Firstpage

217

Abstract

We report on the first post-growth band-gap engineered, quantum-confirmed Stark effect (QCSE) tuned two section ridge waveguide laser, having the most uniform frequency modulation response (±3 dB) in the widest modulation bandwidth (30 kHz to 6 GHz) yet reported for QCSE tuned lasers

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; frequency modulation; laser tuning; quantum confined Stark effect; quantum well lasers; ridge waveguides; waveguide lasers; 30 kHz to 60 GHz; QCSE tuned lasers; post-growth band-gap engineered; post-growth band-gap engineered quantum-confirmed Stark effect tuned two section ridge waveguide laser; quantum confined Stark effect; quantum-confirmed Stark effect; two section ridge waveguide laser; two-section tunable laser; uniform frequency modulation response; widest modulation bandwidth; Frequency modulation; Gallium arsenide; Laser beam cutting; Laser tuning; Masers; Photonic band gap; Potential well; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Madrid

Print_ISBN

84-89900-14-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECOC.1998.732510

Filename

732510