DIGITALLY TUNABLE LASER-BASED ON THE INTEGRATION OF A WAVE-GUIDE GRATING MULTIPLEXER AND AN OPTICAL AMPLIFIER

被引:35
作者
ZIRNGIBL, M
JOYNER, CH
STULZ, LW
KOREN, U
CHIEN, MD
YOUNG, MG
MILLER, BI
机构
[1] AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
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D O I
10.1109/68.281813
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
A novel monolithic semiconductor laser is demonstrated. The optical cavity comprises a 1xN waveguide grating multiplexer connected to N optical amplifiers. By driving a specific output port, laser oscillation is obtained at the wavelength determined by the wavelength path through the multiplexer. Such a laser is very useful for WDM systems because it is capable of producing a comb of precisely spaced frequencies.
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页码:516 / 518
页数:3
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