Measurements on competition between carrier-induced and thermally-induced wavelength tuning in ridge waveguide DBR lasers

The tuning characteristics of ridge waveguide DBR lasers have been measured under CW and pulsed grating currents. Under CW grating current injection, a maximum tuning range of 2.5 nm was measured. This tuning range was extended to almost 7 nm under pulsed conditions. The increase in the tuning range is explained by the absence of thermal tuning mechanisms for pulsed grating currents and the dominance of thermal tuning in the ridge waveguide structure at large CW grating currents is explicitly shown.<>     

单脊条形可调谐电吸收调制DFB激光器

报道了一种波长可热调谐的电吸收调制分布反馈激光器(Electroabsorptionmodulateddistributedfeedbacklaser,EML)。在激光器条形的侧面淀积一薄膜加热器,EML实现了 2 2nm的连续调谐。在调谐范围内,激光器输出功率的变化小于 3dB。采用端面有效反射率方法和耦合波理论的计算表明:采用相调制方法,可实现调谐范围达3 2nm的EML。如果热调谐与相调谐方法结合,可在较宽范围内实现波长快速调谐的EML     

Over 1100 nm wavelength tuning in superstructure grating (SSG) DBR lasers

A broad range tuning of over 100 nm in tunable DBR lasers with superstructure grating (SSG) is reported. The SSG reflectors for 100 nm were designed and patterned by electron beam lithography. 1.55 mu m DBR lasers with SSG reflector operate in a single mode with a tuning range of 83 nm under CW conditions. With inclusion of the multimode operating region, the tuning range becomes as wide as 103 nm.<>     

A tunable distributed amplification DFB laser diode (TDA-DFB-LD)

A novel wavelength-tunable distributed amplification distributed feedback laser diode (TDA-DFB-LD) is proposed and fabricated. The proposed structure provides synchronous change between the longitudinal mode and the Bragg wavelength in tuning; thereby continuous wavelength tuning can be realized with single control-current. Moreover, extended tuning is also possible with two control-currents. A continuous tuning range of 2.9 nm and an extended discrete tuning range of 15 nm are experimentally obtained with a 1.55-μm TDA-DFB-LD     

Frequency tuning characteristics and WDM channel access of thesemiconductor three-branch Y3-lasers

We describe frequency tuning and channel access characteristics of the new, widely-tunable, multi-quantum-well three-branch Y3-lasers. The Y3-lasers are tuned discretely with two independent current controls: coarse tuning (5.5 nm, 680 GHz tuning steps) selects the desired optical frequency range, fine tuning selects the desired frequency channel (0.4 nm, 50 GHz channel spacing). For example, we demonstrate access to 50 channels over the ~31 nm free spectral range of the Y3-laser; 36 contiguous channels are accessed using three independent current controls. The coarse/fine “digital” tuning makes Y3-lasers very useful for wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) multi-channel optical communication systems     

A widely tunable erbium-doped fiber laser pumped at 532 nm

A tunable erbium-doped fiber laser with a very wide continuous-tuning range (1522-1567 nm) is discussed. The wide tuning range was achieved using an aluminum/erbium-doped fiber; the aluminum codoping is known to broaden the gain spectrum substantially. The tunable fiber laser has a ring laser configuration utilizing an inline tunable etalon as the tuning element. Continuous tuning over 45 nm in the spectral range of 1522-1567 nm was achieved with 80 nW of pumping at 532 nm, using the second harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser as the pump source     

Wavelength-tunable three-electrode DBR laser with a thin-active layer in tuning regions

A thin-active layer was inserted into the tuning regions of a wavelength-tunable three-electrode DBR (distributed Bragg reflector) laser. The gain of the thin-active layer compensates for the loss in adjacent passive guide layers, and improved the optical output power and spectral linewidth in tuning operations. The total tuning range was over 8 nm and the continuous tuning range was over 1 nm, with an output power increase of 30%.<>     

Broadly tunable InGaAsP/InP vertical-coupler filtered laser with low tuning current

A tuning range of 48 nm has been achieved with a tuning current of only 40 mA in a 1.55 mu m InGaAsP/InP multiquantum-well laser based on a grating-assisted vertical coupler intracavity filter. Using a combination of current and voltage tuning a 55 nm tuning range was demonstrated.<>     

114-nm wavelength tuning range of a vertical grating assistedcodirectional coupler laser with a super structure grating distributedBragg reflector

A vertical grating assisted codirectional coupler laser with a super structure grating distributed Bragg reflector is demonstrated. A record stepwise tuning range of 114 nm was measured with good side-mode suppression. The tuning behavior of the device is investigated showing a potential of a tuning range exceeding 100 nm with complete wavelength coverage     

金属化光纤光栅的温度调谐

报道了对光纤光栅进行金属化 ,利用金属层的电热效应对光纤光栅进行温度调谐的方法。这种调谐方法具有结构简单、使用方便、体积小、调谐速度快、易于与电子线路集成等优点。当调谐电流从 0mA增加到 180mA时 ,光纤光栅的布拉格波长从 15 5 3 14nm增加到了 15 5 5 4 8nm ,移动了 2 34nm。调谐上升时间约为 2 0ms。对实验结果作了分析讨论     

Sampled grating tunable twin-guide laser diodes with over 40-nm electronic tuning range

Device and tuning characteristics of sampled grating tunable twin-guide laser diodes are presented. The vertically integrated, monolithic widely tunable laser requires only two tuning currents to fully cover a wavelength range of more than 40 nm by electrooptic tuning. Its tuning behavior is quasi-continuous with up to 8.2-nm broad continuous tuning regions. High sidemode suppression (SMSR /spl ges/ 35 dB) as well as large output power (P /spl ges/ 10 mW) are obtained over the wavelength range from 1520.5 to 1561.5 nm.     

A GaAs-Based MOEMS Tunable RCE Photodetector with Single Cantilever Beam

A GaAs-based micro-opto-electro-mechanical-systems(MOEMS) tunable resonant cavity enhanced(RCE) photodetector with a continuous tuning range of 31nm under a 6V tuning voltage is demonstrated.The single cantilever beam structure is adopted for this MOEMS tunable RCE photodetector.The maximum and minimum peak quantum efficiency during the tuning are 36.9% and 30.8%，respectively.The maximum and minimum full-widthathalf-maximum (FWHM) are 20nm and 14nm，respectively.The dark current density is 7.46A/m2 without bias.     

Theoretical analysis of wavelength tuning in distributed-feedbacklasers by quantum-well intermixing

Wavelength tuning in distributed-feedback (DFB) lasers using quantum-well intermixing is analyzed. A 0.42-nm tuning range is obtained when the bandgap is blue-shifted by 5.9 nm, and this value agrees well with the experimental value of 0.36 nm. The limitation of the tuning range is also discussed, and is because of the increase in carrier density that raises the gain above the threshold after intermixing. The dependence of wavelength shift on bandgap blueshift is not affected by the details of the intermixing process. A maximum tuning range of 3.5 nm is predicted, demonstrating that after device fabrication intermixing process can be used to adjust DFB lasers operating wavelengths to match the predefined wavelength channels of wavelength-division-multiplexing system     

Tuning fidelity of acoustooptically controlled external-cavitysemiconductor lasers

External cavity semiconductor lasers in extended- and ring-cavity configurations were tuned with chirp-compensating pairs of acoustooptic filters. Nanometer-size tuning gaps observed by previous workers were eliminated. The tuning range was approximately 80 nm for the extended cavity and at least 55 nm for the ring cavity. The root-mean-square tuning error was 0.036 nm for the extended cavity and 0.018 nm for the ring cavity. The output could be swept up to 35 mm in as little as 10 msec, limited by the radio-frequency generator. Transmittance measurements made on spare acoustooptic filters using the extended-cavity laser as a swept source were in good agreement with quasi-static measurements made using a grating-tuned laser     

Low tuning current semiconductor coupled-cavity lasers incorporating Bragg reflectors

Edge-emitting coupled-cavity semiconductor lasers employing a deeply etched Bragg reflector at one facet have been realized. The sidemode suppression ratio (SMSR) and wavelength tuning were investigated as a function of low level current injection. A single-mode tuning range of 3 nm centered around 977 nm displaying an SMSR better than 20 dB was obtained for tuning currents in the milliampere range.     

单悬臂梁结构的GaAs基MOEMS可调谐RCE光探测器

成功研制了GaAs基MOEMS可调谐RCE光探测器.该器件采用单悬臂梁结构,在6V的小调谐电压下,获得了31nm的连续调谐范围.在调谐过程中,峰值量子效率最大为36.9%,最小为30.8%;FWHM最大为20nm,最小为14nm.在0V偏压下器件的暗电流密度为7.46A/m2.     

准连续调谐35nm的SGDBR激光器的研制

对接生长技术可以独立优化不同区域的波导结构,有利于制作高性能的半导体光电子集成器件. 文中采用MOCVD对接生长技术制作了SGDBR激光器,通过载流子注入,器件准连续调谐范围为35nm,在调谐范围内边模抑制比大于30dB.     

Highly selective and widely tunable 1.55-μm InP/air-gapmicromachined Fabry-Perot filter for optical communications

The authors report, for the first time, a highly selective and widely tunable optical filter at 1.55 μm using a Fabry-Perot resonator with micromachined InP/air-gap distributed Bragg reflectors. The minimum resonance full-width at half-maximum (FWHM), as measured by microreflectivity experiments, is close to 0.4 mm (around 1.55 μm) and is compatible with wavelength-division multiplexing specifications of optical telecommunications. The tuning range is 62 nm for a tuning voltage of 14 V. The FWHM is kept below 1 nm over a 40 nm tuning range     

可调谐单频掺镱光纤DBR激光器

对分布布拉格反射(DBR)的透射特性进行了分析,制作了一个单频窄线宽掺镱光纤DBR激光器.在977 nm半导体激光器泵浦下,在1052.5 nm波长处输出功率可达4 mW,线宽小于8 MHz(受测量仪器分辨率限制).采用弧形梁调谐光纤光栅,实现了DBR光纤激光器在单纵模工作状态下的连续调谐,调谐范围可达20.4 nm(1036.1～1056.5 nm),并研究了调谐对激光器的泵浦阈值和斜率效率的影响.     

Electrooptic tuning of a fiber ring semiconductor laser

This letter reports recent results obtained in the area of wavelength tuning of semiconductor lasers. The laser is constructed from an InGaAsP 1300-nm semiconductor optical travelling-wave amplifier. The cavity consists of a fiber ring resonator using a low fiber coupler as the output mirror. The intra-cavity electrooptic tuner works as a one-stage Lyot filter and allows wavelength tuning over a spectral range of 20 nm with a tuning rate of 0.05 nm V^-1. This is one of the best results reported using electrooptic birefringent tuning systems