A DBR laser employing passive-section heaters, with 10.8 nm tuning range and 1.6 MHz linewidth
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 5 (6) , 608-610
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.219684
Abstract
A wavelength-tunable, three-section, distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) InGaAsP/InP laser diode is described. The refractive indices of the DBR section and the phase-control section are thermally controlled by thin-film heaters embedded on these passive sections. This structure enables wide-range wavelength tuning without the spectral linewidth broadening accompanying conventional tuning by current injection into the passive sections. A tuning range of 10.8 nm and a linewidth of less than 1.6 MHz have been achieved in the 1.5- mu m wavelength region. The temperature increase in the active layer is held to within a few degrees, even when the DBR-section temperature reaches 90 degrees C.Keywords
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