Liquid crystal mirror-based wavelength-tunable laser module with asynchronous mode cavity

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1299-1301

  Mizutani, K ^a   De Merlier, J ^a   Sudo, S ^a   Sato, K ^a   Kudo, K ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

External cavity; ITU grid; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable lasers; Wavelength control; Wavelength locker

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE; ETALONS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; LASER TUNING; LASERS; WAVELENGTH;

ASYNCHRONOUS MODE CAVITY; EXTERNAL CAVITY WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE LASERS; SIDEMODE SUPPRESSION RATIO; WAVELENGTH CONTROL; WAVELENGTH LOCKER;

LASER TUNING; MIRRORS;

ASYNCHRONOUS MODES; CAVITY MODE; EXTERNAL CAVITY; ITU GRID; LASING MODES; LASING OPERATION; LASING PROPERTIES; LASING WAVELENGTH; LIQUID CRYSTAL MIRROR; OUTPUT POWER; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS; TRANSMISSION PEAKS; TUNING RANGES; WAVELENGTH CONTROL; WAVELENGTH TUNABLE;

EID: 33846985939     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.876750     Document Type: Article

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