Fast tuneable InGaAsP DBR laser using quantum-confined Stark-effect-induced refractive index change

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1112-1121

  Pantouvaki, Marianna ^b   Renaud, Cyril C ^b   Cannard, Paul ^c   Robertson, Michael J ^c   Gwilliam, Russell ^d   Seeds, Alwyn J ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Integrated Photonics   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Ion implantation; Laser tuning; Quantum well intermixing (QWI); Quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE); Tuneable semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM WELL INTERMIXING (QWI); QUANTUM-CONFINED STARK EFFECT (QCSE); TRANSMISSION MATRIX EQUATIONS; TUNEABLE SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; ION IMPLANTATION; LASER TUNING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STARK EFFECT;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 35349031222     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.906046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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