32 nm digitally tunable laser diode with a 0.58 nm wavelength grid using a vertically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer

T. Jacke; R. Todt; R. Meyer; M. C. Amann

doi:10.1063/1.2132531

32 nm digitally tunable laser diode with a 0.58 nm wavelength grid using a vertically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer

T. Jacke
, R. Todt
, R. Meyer
, M. C. Amann

Chair of Semiconductor Technology

Walter Schottky Institut

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Abstract

A forward-coupling laser is presented that uses a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) inside the laser cavity for discrete wide wavelength tuning. The electronically tunable MZI filter selects one individual mode out of the discrete Fabry-Ṕrot spectrum. The emission wavelength is thereby controlled by one current only. Internal reflections are a key issue for all forward coupling lasers as they limit the number of accessible modes. Employing an appropriate optical resonator design, the present laser structure overcomes this drawback and demonstrates full and regular wavelength accessibility across the free spectral range of 32 nm.

Original language	English
Article number	201113
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	87
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2132531
State	Published - 14 Nov 2005

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32 nm digitally tunable laser diode with a 0.58 nm wavelength grid using a vertically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer

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