THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON THE BRAGG SECTION OF A DBR LASER

Authors
WOODWARD SL PARAYANTHAL P KOREN U
Citation
Sl. Woodward et al., THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON THE BRAGG SECTION OF A DBR LASER, IEEE photonics technology letters, 5(7), 1993, pp. 750-752
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
5
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
750 - 752
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1993)5:7<750:TEOAOT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We have studied the effects of accelerated aging on the tuning section of seven distributed-Bragg-reflector (DBR) lasers. These lasers tune by current injection. In all seven lasers the wavelength versus tuning curve had changed significantly after aging. As the lasers aged, the tuning current became less effective, so that it would have to be incr eased to maintain a constant wavelength.