MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF WAVELENGTH TUNING IN DBR-LASERS

被引:12
作者
BRAAGAARD, C
MIKKELSEN, B
DURHUUS, T
STUBKJAER, KE
机构
[1] Center for Broadband Telecommunications, Electromagnetics Institute, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby
关键词
Charge carriers - Differential equations - Diffraction gratings - Electric currents - Laser modes - Laser tuning - Mathematical models - Optical waveguides - Refractive index - Switching systems - Thermal effects - Thermodynamic properties;
D O I
10.1109/68.300165
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
To minimise the wavelength switching times, dynamic numerical investigations of the tunability of DBR-lasers are performed, taking the transient thermal behaviour into account. It is predicted that a decrease of the waveguide dimensions in the Bragg section reduces the switching times. Also a trade off between ultra fast wavelength switching and influence of thermally induced disturbance is established.
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页码:694 / 696
页数:3
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