ELECTRICALLY SWITCHABLE SELF-PULSATIONS IN INTEGRATABLE MULTISECTION DFB-LASERS

Authors
MOHRLE M SARTORIUS B STEINGRUBER R WOLFRAM P
Citation
M. Mohrle et al., ELECTRICALLY SWITCHABLE SELF-PULSATIONS IN INTEGRATABLE MULTISECTION DFB-LASERS, IEEE photonics technology letters, 8(1), 1996, pp. 28-30
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
28 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1996)8:1<28:ESSIIM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
An integratable version of a self-pulsating AR-coated multisection DFB -laser with a phase-tuning section integrated between two DFB sections is presented. It is shown that the phase current can act as an electr ical switch for turning ON and OFF the self-pulsations. In addition, t he frequency stability can be improved by properly adjusting the phase current. The frequency of the self-pulsations is electrically tunable over more than one octave continuously.