Temperature dependence of the properties of DBR mirrors used insurface normal optoelectronic devices

The variation in the center wavelength of distributed Bragg reflectors used in optoelectronic devices, such as surface emitting lasers and Fabry-Perot modulators, is measured as the temperature of the mirrors changes over the range 25°C to 105°C. An analytic expression for the shift in center wavelength with temperature is presented. The mirrors measured are made of InP/InGaAsP (λ_gap=1.15 μm), GaAs/AlAs, and Si/SiN_x. The linear shifts in center wavelength are 0.110±0.003 nm/°C, 0.087±0.003 nm/°C, and 0.067±0.007 nm/°C for the InP/InGaAsP, GaAs/AlAs, and Si/SiN mirrors, respectively. Based on these data, the change in penetration depth with temperature is calculated     

A high-speed mixed digital-to-analog circuit board for accuratecontrol of wavelength tunable lasers for fiber-optic communications

A mixed digital-to-analog (D/A) high speed circuit board capable of driving a tunable super structure grating distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser is developed. The circuit is used to control the laser over a 20-nm tuning wavelength range with 0.1 nm resolution. Three control currents are preprogrammed into an electrically erasable/programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) look-up table for each wavelength. Upon receiving a differential logic control signal, the circuit tunes the laser to the specified output wavelength within 500 ns. The long-term repeatability of the tuned laser output wavelength shows drift below ±0.02 nm with greater than 100 h of operation     

Optical wavelength shifting by traveling-wave electroopticmodulation

Optical wavelength shifting of 1.054-nm laser pulses in excess of ± 10 wavenumbers (± 300 GHz) was demonstrated. The wavelength shifter consists of synchronous microwave and optical waveguides fabricated monolithically on LiNbO₃. An optical pulse experiences a constant refractive index gradient that travels with the pulse and causes the wavelength shift     

First- and second-order Bragg gratings in single-mode planarwaveguides of chalcogenide glasses

First- and second order Bragg reflectors at telecommunication wavelength (1.5 μm) were fabricated in single-mode monolayer (As₂S₃) and multilayer (AsSSe-AsS) chalcogenide glass (ChG) planar waveguides with near bandgap illumination using an interferometric technique. Reflectivities as high as 90% near 1555 nm, and index modulations up to 3×10^-4 were achieved. The volume photodarkening effect is the principal mechanism involved in the formation of the Bragg gratings     

Five-channel polymer waveguide wavelength division demultiplexerfor the near infrared

A five-channel wavelength division demultiplexer (WDDM) fabricated in polymer gelatin waveguides and operating over a 100-nm bandwidth centered at 770 nm in the near infrared is discussed. The device has a maximum diffraction efficiency of 80% at 730 nm, has a spectral bandwidth of 17±3 nm per channel, and effectively utilizes a portion of the large optical transparency bandwidth (~2400 nm) of the photo-lime gelatin polymer material at laser diode wavelengths. High-channel-density WDDM devices at longer infrared wavelengths should be possible     

弯曲光纤布拉格光栅光谱特性的研究

从理论与实验两方面研究了基于普通单模光纤的光纤布拉格光栅在弯曲时光谱特性的变化。基于耦合模理论, 以弯曲光纤为参考波导, 研究了弯曲波导的分析模型和漏模求解工具, 考虑了弯曲时光弹效应的影响, 得到弯曲光纤中的准导模（漏模）; 分析了弯曲情况下, 布拉格波长的变化情况, 与实验结果基本吻合。在1 cm的弯曲半径下, 布拉格波长向长波长的偏移在10-2nm量级。     

Gain equalization of EDFA's with Bragg gratings

Flat-gain amplifiers are needed to ensure proper amplification of every channel in wavelength-division-multiplexed communication systems. Such amplifiers can be realized by combining a precisely tailored filter with an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). In this letter, we show that Bragg gratings can lead to accurate EDFA gain equalization. Reflection and transmission gratings have been used to demonstrate gain equalization over 32 nm with excursion inferior to ±0.1 and ±0.3 dB, respectively. A maximum 0.04-dB noise-figure penalty results from this process. By extension, Bragg gratings could also equalize the gain of any arbitrary gain profile, over any arbitrary bandwidth     

Mode stabilization method for superstructure-grating DBR lasers

A wavelength stabilization method for widely tunable superstructure-grating (SSG) distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser is described. The output characteristics under tuning are studied theoretically and experimentally. It is found that peak reflectivity states, in which the lasing mode is just aligned with the reflection peaks of both DBR's, are obtained at saddle points in the output characteristics while changing the two SSG-DBR currents. Based on these results, a method for the Bragg frequency control of the two SSG-DBRs is proposed. The feedback control circuit keeps the lasing mode at a peak reflectivity state, and it suppresses mode hopping. Additionally, the oscillation mode is locked to arbitrary reference wavelengths of an optical filter. Stabilization at 200 GHz (1.6 nm)-spaced 16 wavelengths was achieved within the wide tuning range of the SSG-DBR laser. Control was maintained under a laser temperature variation of ±5°C as a result of the Bragg frequency control of the two DBR's     

Four-channel wavelength division multiplexers and bandpass filtersbased on elliptical Bragg reflectors

Four-channel multiplexers and four-wavelength bandpass filters based on elliptical Bragg reflectors (EBRs) are discussed. The channel spacing is 50 Å near 1.56 μm. The EBRs are narrowband elliptical mirrors that can refocus light from an input waveguide to any one of a number of output waveguides. Spectrally, they perform similarly to Bragg reflectors. The devices were fabricated on silicon using silica-based waveguide technology. The elliptical gratings with 0.53-μm periods were patterned using deep UV spatial frequency doubling photolithography. Multiplexers with single filtering and double filtering were demonstrated. With single filtering, the fiber-to-fiber insertion loss was 3.0±0.5 dB, and the crosstalk was -20 dB; with double filtering, the insertion loss was 4.0±0.5 dB, and the crosstalk was -30 dB. About 2 dB of this loss was due to coupling between the fibers and the waveguide. The additive loss associated with the EBR, including propagation, Bragg reflection, and coupling between input and output waveguides, was about 1 dB     

Novel phase-tunable three-dimensional hollow waveguides with variable air core

We propose novel micromachined tunable waveguide devices based on hollow optical waveguides. The combination of hollow waveguides and mechanical movable elements gives us a large change in a propagation constant of guided waves in a hollow waveguides. We fabricated a three-dimensional (3-D) hollow waveguide and experimentally demonstrated the change of the propagation constant in the 3-D hollow waveguide with a variable air core. We observed the wavelength shift of 1.8 nm in a hollow waveguide resonator with a displacement of 6 /spl mu/m in an air core.     

Dispersive properties of planar polymer Bragg gratings

We report on the first dispersion study performed on planar Bragg gratings for WDM systems. The gratings are produced in low-loss single-mode polymeric waveguides and have a remarkable amplitude response (reflectivity >99.99%, suppressed out-of-band features). The phase response study shows that the dispersion that they introduce in a system (<100 ps/nm) is lower than that typical of fiber Bragg gratings     

Active wavelength demodulation of Bragg fibre-optic strain sensorusing acousto-optic tunable filter

An acousto-optic tunable based active wavelength demodulation system for intracore Bragg grating fibre-optic sensors has been demonstrated. The system uses an intensity self-referenced edge-locking technique to track the reflected signal of the Bragg sensor. A strain resolution of 2.2 με was achieved with a Bragg fibre-optic strain sensor operating at ~1324 nm. Corresponding to a wavelength resolution of 2.6 pm. The potential for high resolution measurements over wide wavelength ranges is particularly attractive for wavelength multiplexing of Bragg grating sensors     

On the operational and manufacturing tolerances of GaAs-AlAs MQWmodulators

We approach the question of optimization of surface-normal p-i(multiquantum-well, MQW)-n modulators from the viewpoint of investigating their tolerance to variations in wavelength and temperature and errors in manufacture. The reflection characteristics of two high-quality samples are carefully processed to eliminate Fabry-Perot fringes, and then their spectra at any bias are characterized with six phenomenological parameters which depend on λ₀, the zero-field exciton position. The two GaAs-AlAs samples have λ₀'s of 833.8 and 842.3 nm, and so cover a range useful for modulators designed to operate near 850 nm in the normally reflecting condition, i.e., reflection decreases with field. A linear interpolation of the parameters of these two samples is used to predict the behavior of MQW diodes with λ₀'s around this range, and so a fully comprehensive examination of normally reflecting MQW modulators is performed. The performance aspect that is examined is contrast ratio as a function of nonuniformities in the devices or operating conditions given a voltage swing of 3 V. There are two operational modes discussed. If the voltage offset of the bias is allowed to vary via a feedback circuit, a contrast of 2:1 may be maintained over an operating wavelength change (Δλ) of 17 nm with local variations of wavelength of ±1 nm, which corresponds to a temperature variation of 60°C while allowing for variations of laser driver wavelength of ±1 nm. If feedback Is not permitted, we determine that, given tolerances to manufacturing errors, a contrast of 1.5:1 may be maintained over a wavelength range of ~5 nm by either using stacked diode designs or extremely shallow quantum wells     

基于轴向压缩技术的宽调谐光纤光栅滤波器的研制

研制了一种宽调谐光纤光栅滤波器。该滤波器通过光纤插芯导引光栅,利用轴向压缩技术,实现了25nm的调谐。调谐过程中,FBG布拉格波长改变量与微位移台调节量呈良好的线性关系,FBG反射率波动小于0.59dB,3dB带宽波动小于0.1nm,装置稳定性较好,布拉格波长在30分钟内的漂移量小于0.07 nm。     

Investigation of Bragg gratings on planar InGaAsP/InP waveguides atnormal and oblique incidence

The polarization-dependent mode coupling of Bragg gratings on planar InGaAsP/InP waveguides is investigated by transmittance and reflectance measurements at normal and oblique incidence in the 1.5-μm wavelength region. Strong coupling between TE (transverse electric) and TM (transverse magnetic) modes is observed at oblique incident, whereas the TE-TE coupling vanishes at an incidence angle of 45°. The behavior of the near field close to the Bragg wavelength and the effects of radiation into the substrate are analyzed. It is experimentally shown that small deformations of the phase fronts on the input side lead to strong interference effects on the output side     

Wavelength stabilization of a DBR laser using an in-fiber Braggfilter

A control loop that stabilizes the wavelength of a tunable distributed-Bragg-reflector (DBR) laser is discussed. An in-fiber Bragg grating is used as the wavelength reference. Over a 25-hour period, this control loop held the laser wavelength constant to within 0.022 nm. This variation is traced to the temperature dependence of the in-fiber Bragg grating and can be reduced by controlling the grating's temperature     

InAlGaAs bulk micromachined tunable Fabry–Pérot filter for dense WDM systems

In this work we report on micromechanically tunable Fabry–Pérot filter concepts for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems. The optical resonator is designed for a cavity length around 30 μm in order to increase the filter selectivity while relaxing the demands on the required mirror reflectance. The introduction of micromechanical actuators, utilizing electrothermal and electrostatic principles, allows wavelength tuning of the filter over a range of more than 40 nm in the 1.55 μm wavelength regime. The movable Bragg mirror, designed as suspended membrane and fabricated with an InP bulk-micromachining technology, consists of a molecular beam epitaxy-grown InAlGaAs quarter-wavelength multilayer stack. The influence of micromechanical actuation and the effect of intrinsic mechanical stress on the mirror deformation has been investigated systematically to optimize the optical filter performance. Filter losses induced by the light absorption within the epitaxial Bragg mirror have been minimized using a highly doped InGaAs/InAlAs composition. Furthermore, low-loss Fabry–Pérot filters have been fabricated using InAlGaAs/InAlAs Bragg mirrors. The measured full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) is 0.24 nm and a filter insertion loss of 2.8 dB has been observed. The FWHM is kept below 0.35 nm over an entire tuning range of 40 nm for an actuation power of 1.3 mW. The bulk-micromachining technology presented here is open for the future development of WDM components, e.g. tunable receivers or laser diodes.     

Athermal all-polymer arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer

An athermal arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexer relying on an all-polymer approach is reported. The all-polymer AWG consisting of polymer waveguides fabricated on a polymer substrate exhibits excellent performance. By properly adjusting the coefficient of thermal expansion of the polymer substrate, athermal and polarisation-independent AWG devices featuring a wavelength shift of less than ±0.05 nm in the 25-65°C temperature range could be demonstrated     

Ultrawide Bandwidth Wavelength Monitor Based on a Pair of Tilted Fiber Bragg Gratings

A wavelength monitor based on a pair of tilted fiber Bragg gratings is reported. The monitor exhibits a subpicometer wavelength selectivity over a broad wavelength range (>30 nm), and a low insertion loss (<1 dB) for laser light with polarization matching the reference polarization of the device. Simulations show that a wavelength coverage up to 100 nm is possible and that the resolution degradation due to changes in the polarization state can be avoided by proper design of the gratings.