Electronically tunable external-cavity laser diode using a liquid crystal deflector

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1612-1614

  Wang, P ^a   Seah, L K ^a   Murukeshan, V M ^a   Chao, Z X ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Agency for Science   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM); External cavity laser diode (ECL); Semiconductor lasers; Tunable lasers

Indexed keywords

COLLIMATING LENS; ELECTRONICALLY TUNABLE; EXTERNAL-CAVITY LASER DIODE (ECL); EXTERNAL-CAVITY LASER DIODES; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS; WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LASERS;

FIBER OPTICS; LASER TUNING; LASERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 50549099897     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.879509     Document Type: Article

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