InP-based monolithically integrated tunable wavelength filters in the 1.6-1.8 μ m wavelength region for tunable laser purposes

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2818-2830

  Tilma, Bauke W ^a   Jiao, Yuqing ^b,c   Van Veldhoven, Peter J ^b   Smalbrugge, Barry ^b   Ambrosius, Huub P M M ^b   Thijs, Peter J ^d   Leijtens, Xaveer J M ^b   Notzel, Richard ^b   Smit, Meint K ^b   Bente, Erwin A J M ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electro optic filters; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical filters

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; ACTIVE-PASSIVE INTEGRATION; ARRAYED WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRO-OPTIC FILTERS; ELECTROOPTIC PHASE MODULATOR; FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; MULTIMODES; PASS BANDS; TUNABLE FILTERS; TUNABLE LASER SOURCES; TUNABLE WAVELENGTH FILTERS; WAVEGUIDE ARRAY; WAVELENGTH RANGES; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; INTEGRATION; LASER TUNING; LASERS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PASSIVE FILTERS; PHASE MODULATION; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH;

ACTIVE FILTERS;

EID: 80052635575     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2162819     Document Type: Article

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