Nonlinear Effects Analysis in DBR Lasers: Applications to DBR-SOA and New Double Bragg DBR

Author

Debrégeas-Sillard, Hélène ; Fortin, Catherine ; Accard, Alain ; Drisse, Olivier ; Derouin, Estelle ; Pommereau, Frédéric ; Kazmierski, Christophe

Author_Institution

Alcatel Thales III -V Lab., Marcoussis

Volume

13

Issue

5

fYear

2007

Firstpage

1142

Lastpage

1150

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical and experimental study of nonlinear effects in distributed Bragg reflector (DBR)-type tunable lasers, which are responsible for asymmetric spectral or power characteristics, and for hysteresis phenomena. We propose an optimized DBR semiconductor optical amplifier design that suppresses these effects, making the control simpler and more reliable, while maintaining the same performances as a DBR (16 nm tuning, 40 dB side mode suppression ratio, 20 mW coupled output power). Aiming to reach C-band tuning range with only one Bragg current control and reduced nonlinear effects, a new double Bragg DBR laser is proposed.

Keywords

distributed Bragg reflector lasers; multiwave mixing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Bragg current control; C band tuning range; distributed Bragg reflector; double Bragg DBR; four-wave mixing; monolithically integrated sources; power 20 mW; semiconductor optical amplifier; semiconductor tunable lasers; tunable laser; wavelength 16 nm; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Hysteresis; Laser applications; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical tuning; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Four-wave mixing (FWM); monolithically integrated sources; semiconductor tunable lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2007.905961

Filename

4346471