TY - GEN
T1 - Widely wavelength-tunable & wavelength-selectable semiconductor lasers based on super-compact grating
AU - Huang, Yingyan
AU - Ho, Seng Tiong
AU - Ma, Jing
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - An important problem in implementing DWDM optical networks in Military Avionics is the large DFB laser inventory that will be needed. This leads to potentially high maintenance and operational costs. One solution is the use of wavelength tunable laser. Wavelength tunable laser available in the market such as sampled-grating DBR (SGDBR) laser, however, is complex with high power consumption. In fact, most of the current tunable lasers have complex control circuits. Their complexity leads to low ruggedness and high costs. While DFB laser wavelength can be temperature tuned, they can cover only over a narrow wavelength range of ∼4 DWDM channels. Thus, the presently available wavelength tunable lasers are still not ideal in addressing the problem.
AB - An important problem in implementing DWDM optical networks in Military Avionics is the large DFB laser inventory that will be needed. This leads to potentially high maintenance and operational costs. One solution is the use of wavelength tunable laser. Wavelength tunable laser available in the market such as sampled-grating DBR (SGDBR) laser, however, is complex with high power consumption. In fact, most of the current tunable lasers have complex control circuits. Their complexity leads to low ruggedness and high costs. While DFB laser wavelength can be temperature tuned, they can cover only over a narrow wavelength range of ∼4 DWDM channels. Thus, the presently available wavelength tunable lasers are still not ideal in addressing the problem.
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U2 - 10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342619
DO - 10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342619
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:72549114631
SN - 9781424433582
T3 - 2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP'09
SP - 88
EP - 89
BT - 2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP'09
T2 - 2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP 2009
Y2 - 22 September 2009 through 24 September 2009
ER -