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A novel two-section tunable discrete mode Fabry-PÉrot laser exhibiting nanosecond wavelength switching

Phelan, Richard, Guo, Wei Hua, Lu, Qiaoyin, Byrne, Diarmuid, Roycroft, Brendan, Lambkin, Paul, Corbett, Brian, Smyth, Frank orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1768-1143, Barry, Liam P. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-8366-4790, Kelly, Brian, O'Gorman, James and Donegan, John Francis orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5240-1434 (2008) A novel two-section tunable discrete mode Fabry-PÉrot laser exhibiting nanosecond wavelength switching. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 44 (4). pp. 331-337. ISSN 0018-9197

Abstract
A novel widely tunable laser diode is proposed and demonstrated. Mode selection occurs by etching perturbing slots into the laser ridge. A two-section device is realized with different slot patterns in each section allowing Vernier tuning. The laser operates at 1.3 mum and achieves a maximum output power of 10 mW. A discontinuous tuning range of 30 nm was achieved with a side mode suppression greater than 30 dB. Wavelength switching times of approximately 1.5 ns between a number of wavelength channels separated by 7 nm have been demonstrated.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Fast wavelength switching; semiconductor laser diode; Vernier effect; widely tunable laser;
Subjects:Physical Sciences > Lasers
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE)
Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2007.914219
Copyright Information:©2008 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
ID Code:2261
Deposited On:12 Jan 2009 12:30 by DORAS Administrator . Last Modified 04 Mar 2022 15:38
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