Semiconductor double-ring-resonator-coupled tunable laser for wavelength routing

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 892-899

  Segawa, Toru ^a   Matsuo, Shinji ^a   Kakitsuka, Takaaki ^a   Sato, Tomonari ^a   Kondo, Yasuhiro ^a   Takahashi, Ryo ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Integrated optoelectronics; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Photonic integrated circuits; Photonic switching systems; Ring resonator; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable laser; Wavelength routing switch

Indexed keywords

LASER STABILITY; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS; RING RESONATOR; TUNABLE LASER; WAVELENGTH-ROUTING SWITCH;

DBR LASERS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LASER TUNING; LASERS; LIGHT; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM STABILITY; WAVELENGTH;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 73649106771     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2013126     Document Type: Article

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