Fast wavelength tuning of a self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode with a Fabry-Perot semiconductor filter

被引：9
作者：
Li, SP
Chiang, KS
Gambling, WA
机构：
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Optoelect Res Ctr, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2001年 / 13卷 / 12期
关键词：
filter; self-seeding; semiconductor laser; short-pulse generation;
D O I：
10.1109/68.969909
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
In this letter, we describe a new and simple method for achieving fast wide-range wavelength tuning in a self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode (FPLD). The method relies on the provision of optical feedback to a self-seeded laser diode from a Fabry-Perot semiconductor filter (FPSF). Wavelength selection is realized by electrically tuning the comb-like spectral response of the FPSF. Using an ordinary FPLD biased below its threshold as an FPSF, we have demonstrated stepwise wavelength tuning over a range of 9.0 nm with a sidemode suppression ratio higher than 15 dB throughout the range, and a pulse buildup time as short as a few microseconds.
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页码：1364 / 1366
页数：3
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