Microring-resonator-based widely tunable lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 545-554

  Matsuo, Shinji ^a   Segawa, Toru ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ring resonator; Tunable laser; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing switch

Indexed keywords

10 GB/ S; FABRY-PEROT LASER; FILTERED FEEDBACK; FP LASER; FREQUENCY DRIFTS; INJECTION CURRENTS; LASER CAVITY; LONGITUDINAL MODES; MICRORING; MICRORING RESONATOR; NONRETURN TO ZERO SIGNAL; RING RESONATOR; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS; THERMAL TRANSIENTS; TUNABLE LASER; TUNABLE LASERS; TUNING CURRENT; TUNING RANGES; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; WAVELENGTH-ROUTING SWITCH; WIDE WAVELENGTH TUNING; WIDELY TUNABLE LASERS; WIDELY-TUNABLE WAVELENGTH CONVERTER;

LASER TUNING; LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SWITCHES; WAVELENGTH; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 67650783915     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2014248     Document Type: Article

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