Ring-resonator-integrated tunable external cavity laser employing EAM and SOA

We propose and demonstrate a tunable external cavity laser (ECL) composed of a polymer Bragg reflector (PBR) and integrated gain chip with gain, a ring resonator, an electro-absorption modulator (EAM), and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The cavity of the laser is composed of the PBR, gain,...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 19; no. 25; pp. 25465 - 25470
Main Authors Yoon, Ki-Hong, Kwon, O-Kyun, Kim, Ki Soo, Choi, Byung-Seok, Oh, Su Hwan, Kim, Hyun Su, Sim, Jae-Sik, Kim, Chul Soo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 05.12.2011
Subjects
Amplifiers, Electronic
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lasers
Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems - instrumentation
Refractometry - instrumentation
Semiconductors
Systems Integration
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Summary:We propose and demonstrate a tunable external cavity laser (ECL) composed of a polymer Bragg reflector (PBR) and integrated gain chip with gain, a ring resonator, an electro-absorption modulator (EAM), and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The cavity of the laser is composed of the PBR, gain, and ring resonator. The ring resonator reflects the predetermined wavelengths into the gain region and transmits the output signal into integrated devices such as the EAM and SOA. The output wavelength of the tunable laser is discretely tuned in steps of about 0.8 nm through the thermal-optic effect of the PBR and predetermined mode spacing of the ring resonator.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.19.025465