Widely Tunable Complex-Coupled Distributed Feedback Laser With Photonic Crystal Mirrors and Integrated Optical Amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 729-731

  Mahnkopf, Sven ^a   Kamp, Martin ^a   Arlt, Martin ^a   März, Reinhard ^b   Lelarge, Francois ^c   Duan, Guang Hua ^c   Forchel, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

^c OPTO+   (France)

Author keywords

Continuous wave lasers; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical communication; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CRYSTALS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MIRRORS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MIRRORS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 1642602786     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823765     Document Type: Article

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