16-wavelength gain-coupled DFB laser array with fine tunability

被引:44
作者
Li, GP
Makino, T
Sarangan, A
Huang, W
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[1] Bell Northern Research, Station C, Ottawa, Ont. K1Y 4H7
[2] University of Waterloo
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10.1109/68.475765
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
16-wavelength semiconductor laser array with fine wavelength tunability is demonstrated, utilizing gain-coupled distributed feedback (DFB) lasers with different ridge waveguide widths. Besides the coarse tuning by the ridge widths, the fine post-fabrication tunability for individual lasers in the array is achieved with a Ti thin-film resistor integrated on the chip. Due to the gain-coupling effect, 16 singlemode lasing wavelengths around 1.55 mu m in similar to 1 nm spacing are obtained simultaneously. An effective fine-tuning up to 1 nm is observed at a moderate heating power of 100 mW.
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