Widely tunable multimode-interference based coupled cavity laser with integrated interferometer

被引：9

作者：

D'Agostino, Domenico ^{[1
]}

Lenstra, Daan ^{[1
]}

Ambrosius, Huub ^{[1
]}

Smit, Meint ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Eindhoven Univ Technol, COBRA Res Inst, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2018年 / 26卷 / 11期

关键词：

SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER; OPERATION; DESIGN;

D O I：

10.1364/OE.26.014159

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We present a simple to process tunable laser, fabricated in a low-cost generic fabrication process and based on two coupled Fabry-Perot cavities. The complex coupling coefficients of the coupling element are analytically derived from a 3x3 MMI using coupled mode theory and chosen to maximize the SMSR during lasing operation. Additionally, one of the cavities contains a reflective interferometer, which acts as coarse wavelength selector. This interferometer is derived from a Michelson Interferometer, by replacing the two independent mirrors with our optimized coupling element, leading to a doubled Free Spectral Range. As a result, we obtained a tuning range of 26 nm with potential for beyond 40 nm, a SMSR larger than 40 dB and fiber coupled power up to 9 dBm. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

引用

页码：14159 / 14173

页数：15

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