Title :
Waveguide-grating-router lasers for WDM
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Waveguide-grating-router lasers are multiwavelength lasers consisting of an array of semiconductor optical amplifiers integrated with a waveguide grating router. These devices can provide accurately spaced wavelengths that are inherently stable and can be simultaneously or fast-switched between.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical transmitters; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; stability; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; accurately spaced wavelengths; fast-switched; inherently stable; multiwavelength lasers; semiconductor optical amplifier arrays; waveguide-grating-router lasers; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Filters; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Passband; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768052
