F. Delorme et al., SUBNANOSECOND TUNABLE DISTRIBUTED-BRAGG-REFLECTOR LASERS WITH AN ELECTROOPTICAL BRAGG SECTION, IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics, 1(2), 1995, pp. 396-400
For the first time, a DBR laser with an electrooptical Bragg section i
s reported for fast wavelength tuning operation. This structure is bas
ed on the photonic integration of a Fabry-Perot buried ridge stripe la
ser with a ridge waveguide modulator in which the grating is etched, B
y proper structure design and adjustment of the Franz-Keldysh quaterna
ry gap used in the Bragg section, a 2.5-nm tuning range with six disti
nct modes is obtained for a -4 V voltage applied to the Bragg section,
Under this tuning, the optical-output power variation is limited to 2
.5 dB for a 370-mu m DBR length, Using this concept, me measured the b
est switching time between different wavelength channels ever reported
on DBR lasers, on this device: 500 ps independently of the wavelength
shift.