Monolithic 1.5 ?m hybrid DFB/DBR lasers with 5 nm tuning range

A new tunable single-longitudinal-mode laser structure is reported. This monolithic hybrid DFB/DBR laser can be electrically tuned over a 5 nm wavelength range. The tuning mechanism employs the depression in the refractive index with injected carrier density, and the tuning range is linked to the period of an internal diffraction grating.     

Optical-induced spectral tuning in grating-assisted nonlinearcouplers

The spectral (wavelength) properties of the grating-assisted nonlinear coupler are investigated theoretically. The interaction of linear and nonlinear wavelength-dependent phase detuning leads to a rich display of new and useful characteristics. Among these are bandpass tuning and spectral shaping. The grating frequency is viewed as a `free design parameter' which may be judiciously chosen to bring about an optimum behavior for a given application. As a wavelength processing element, the coupler behaves as an extended and continuously tunable wavelength filter, with tuning proportional to the input power. As an an-optical switch, a broadened and virtually transparent passband is easily achieved, which has desirable consequences for ultra-fast (large bandwidth) switching. The coupler may be operated in two complimentary modes: The active mode, where the power level of an input pulse or signal interacts in a nonlinear fashion with the passband of the coupler; and the passive mode, where a separate idler input is used to bias the device for a desired response to a smaller injected signal     

光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器频率调谐技术研究

在分析了光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器(FBG-ECL)基本特性的基础上,调研了适用于该类型激光器的频率调谐方法,包括温度调谐法和应力调谐法,选取轴向应力调谐法改变光纤光栅的布拉格中心波长,进而实现频率调谐。利用压电陶瓷(PZT)来对光纤光栅施加轴向应力,通过调整PZT驱动电压值的大小来控制光纤光栅布拉格中心波长的变化量。实验结果表明,对于波长1550 nm的光纤光栅激光器,当PZT的驱动电压增加到126 V时,可实现 0.8 nm,即100 GHz的调谐范围以及每周期2 ms的调谐速度。     

应用增益杠杆效应提高分布反馈激光器的波长可调谐范围

在三段电注入应变多量子阱分布反馈激光器中，应用增益杠杆效应扩大了波长的可调谐范围。对其中两段加固定偏置直流电流，另一段作为控制段（其长度为总腔长的０．３３）。随着对控制段注入电流的增加，发射波长会往长波方向移动。其波长连续可调谐范围（不含跳模）在１．５３８μｍ波段可达０．８２ｎｍ。经过跳模后尚可连续调谐。     

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     

Mode-hop-free wavelength-tunable distributed Bragg reflector laser

Mode-hop-free wavelength tuning of 4.45 nm was achieved by a short-active-region distributed Bragg reflector laser without phase control. Simple and continuous tuning was realised with a single tuning current. High-speed wavelength tuning of 5 ns during direct modulation of 2.5 Gbit/s was also achieved.     

Design and fabrication of GaAs-GaAlAs micromachined tunable filter with thermal strain control

In this paper, we present the design and fabrication of a novel GaAlAs-GaAs micromachined vertical cavity filter with a thermal strain control layer for wide wavelength tuning. The integration of a thermal strain control layer and heating element enables wavelength tuning induced by heating. The proposed tunable filter under thermal tuning operation provides us large tuning range over conventional micromachined tunable filters using electrostatic force. The calculated result shows a possibility of large continuous tuning range of over 100 nm. We fabricated a micromachined GaAlAs-GaAs vertical cavity filter with a strain control layer. The temperature dependence of the filter can be freely controlled either with temperature insensitive operation or with an enhanced temperature dependence, which depends on the thickness of the thermal strain control layer. We demonstrate a thermal wavelength tuning of 53 nm with a low tuning voltage of 6.1 V for the first time.     

1.5-μm wavelength tunable phase-shift-controlled distributedfeedback laser

A 1.5 μm wavelength tunable phase-shift-controlled distributed feedback laser diode is studied. This wavelength tunable laser controls the light output power and the oscillation wavelength independently by current injection. During wavelength tuning, the submode suppression ratio is large and an almost constant spectral linewidth from 24 to 29 MHz is achieved over a wavelength tuning range as wide as 113 GHz (9.0 Å). The threshold gain change and the loss change are small during wavelength tuning and as a result an almost constant light output power is achieved     

参考谱线法测量倍频Nd:YAG激光器调谐波长的研究

为了精确测量倍频Nd:YAG激光器的调谐波长,采用碘分子在532nm附近的强吸收谱线作为频率稳定的绝对参考谱线,建立了以碘蒸气为标定物的激光调谐波长测定系统,实际测量了碘蒸气吸收谱线.通过谱线的特征结构与理论吸收谱线的比较,得到了倍频Nd:YAG激光器调谐频率与外加偏压及电位计旋转角度的对应关系,并确定了激光频率跳变点的位置,最后给出了倍频Nd:YAG激光器的调谐范围.结果表明,碘吸收谱线法可以用来精确测量倍频Nd:YAG激光器的调谐波长.     

锁模光纤激光的倍频及波长调谐实验研究

利用周期性极化铌酸锂（Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate, PPLN）晶体实现了对掺镱锁模光纤激光器输出单横模激光的倍频,产生了532nm波长附近的倍频脉冲光。基于准相位匹配（Quasi Phase Matching, QPM）技术,通过改变基频光到PPLN晶体的入射角,使不同中心波长的基频光达到准相位匹配条件,实现倍频光波长的调谐。对带宽60 nm的锁模激光倍频得到带宽1.5 nm、中心波长532nm的脉冲激光输出。以掺Yb锁模光纤激光作为基频光,调节PPLN晶体角度,获得了中心波长连续变化的倍频激光,入射角度调节范围0°~25°,对应的倍频光波长调谐范围531.8nm~535.6nm。波长变化趋势与理论分析一致。     

声光调Q CO2激光器波长调谐理论分析与实验研究

采用旋转光栅法实现了声光调Q CO2激光器可调谐脉冲激光输出。理论分析了CO2激光波长调谐特性,发现调节各支谱线腔内损耗是实现激光波长调谐的有效方法。进而理论计算了特定设计波长闪耀光栅的衍射效率与激光波长间的关系,结果显示光栅调谐的激光谱线自准直角与光栅闪耀角一致时具有最高的衍射效率。采用闪耀角分别为31.97（闪耀波长10.59 m）和28.71（闪耀波长9.60 m）的光栅实验研究了声光调Q CO2激光器波长调谐特性,分别获得了65条和75条激光谱线。实验结果显示:光栅设计闪耀波长处于弱激光增益分支时可获得更多条激光谱线,该实验与理论计算结果相符。在脉冲重复频率为1 kHz时,获得10.59 m激光脉冲宽度为160 ns,平均功率4.2 W,脉冲峰值功率26.25 kW,且稳定性良好。     

Electrooptic narrow linewidth wavelength tuning and intensity modulation of an erbium fiber ring laser

We report an electrically tunable fiber laser featuring a 50-channel wavelength switching capability with a 0.2 nm linewidth and -20 dB crosstalk. The laser consists of an Er-doped fiber resonator and an electro-optic TE-TM convertor used as a wavelength tunable filter. It allows wavelength tuning over a spectral range of 10 nm with a tuning rate of 0.05 nm/V and a linewidth of 0.06 nm.     

Tunable dual-wavelength all-PM fiber ring laser

A multisegment all-PM fiber ring laser is constructed to demonstrate a tunable dual-wavelength laser source with continuous tuning in absolute wavelength and discrete tuning in wavelength spacing. The tuning method is based on birefringence filtering properties of a segmented all-PM fiber ring resonator. Using this method, we show a discrete wavelength spacing of dual-wavelength output from 0.9 to 2.5 nm, and continuous wavelength tuning over a few nanometers. The demonstrated dual-wavelength laser can be easily modified to tune over a greater wavelength spacing and absolute wavelength range     

Quasicontinuous wavelength tuning in super-structure-grating (SSG)DBR lasers

The paper describes the design of a super-structure-grating distributed Bragg reflector (SSG-DBR) laser for broad quasicontinuous wavelength tuning with stable single-mode operation. The phase distributions and the effective coupling coefficients of SSG's are optimized to obtain both broad tuning range and high mode selectivity. A computer-aided simulation of wavelength tuning, where the effects of the waveguide loss increase and inhomogeneous gain spectrum are included, provides an optimum cavity structure and indicates the possibility of more than 70 mm quasicontinuous tuning in a 1.55 μm InGaAsP-InP SSG-DBR laser. Experimental results for 34 nm quasicontinuous tuning with a properly designed device are also presented     

1.5 μm two-section Fabry-Perot wavelength tunable optical filter

A 1.5 μm two-section Fabry-Perot wavelength tunable optical filter is studied. As opposed to DFB filters, this wavelength tunable optical filter has the advantage that the wavelength tuning range and the transmission bandwidth can be designed independently. This two-section Fabry-Perot filter also controls the transmissivity (gain) and the transmission wavelength independently by current injection and the constant-gain and constant-bandwidth wavelength tuning is achieved. The wavelength tuning range is as wide as 188 GHz (15 Å), the constant-gain is as high as 23 dB and the constant-bandwidth is as narrow as 5 GHz during wavelength tuning. A 25-channel wavelength selection with less than -10 dB crosstalk is expected with this filter     

Rapid continuous tuning of a single-polarization fiber ring laser

We have developed and studied what we believe is the first fiber laser operating in a single polarization at 1550 nm with PM fiber output and capable of wavelength tuning over a 20-nm bandwidth in less than 50 μs. The fast wavelength tuning speed in a fiber laser is achieved by incorporating an acousto-optic tunable filter into the laser. The same filter is used in an optoelectronic feedback loop to suppress the relaxation oscillations induced by wavelength transitions     

Tuning Bragg wavelength by writing gratings on prestrained fibers

Bragg gratings at a specific wavelength are made using an excimer KrF laser and a phase mask. The wavelength can be varied for fine tuning and multiplexing applications by straining the optical fiber during UV illumination. When the strain is removed, the grating formed is at a smaller wavelength than that dictated by the phase mask for the unstrained fiber. This technique was demonstrated by writing two gratings located at the same point in the optical fiber. The transmission from the first grating was used as a means for in situ absolute wavelength tuning. The second grating made with approximately 0.2% axial strain was at 1534.54 nm. Once the grating was made, the strain was removed from the fiber leaving the second grating tuned to 1532.04 nm, a wavelength shift of 2.5 nm     

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     

Tunable twin-guide (TTG) distributed feedback (DFB) laser with over 10 nm continuous tuning range

By exploiting electronic and thermal tuning by forward and backward biasing the tuning region, a record continuous tuning range of 11nm has been achieved with an improved strained-layer (SL) multiquantum-well (MQW) TTG DFB laser at 1.55 mu m wavelength. Over a wavelength range of 9.2nm an optical power above 1mW and a spectral linewidth below 30MHz can be maintained with 400 mu m long devices.<>     

一种新型可调谐光阈值器件

提出一种基于超连续谱(SC)的新型可调谐非线性光阈值器件,通过调谐光带通滤波器(OTF)改变阈值器件特性。实验中,高非线性光纤(HNLF)输入光功率为21.0dBm时,测得滤波器中心波长一定时的最佳20dB带宽为12~18nm,滤波器带宽固定时的最佳中心波长为1 576nm。