WDM micromachined tunable laser

Xuming Zhang; A. Q. Liu; Chao Lu; D. Y. Tang

doi:10.1117/12.445083

WDM micromachined tunable laser

Xuming Zhang, A. Q. Liu, Chao Lu, D. Y. Tang

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Abstract

An integrated MEMS tunable laser of ∼ 2 mm × 1.5 mm size is demonstrated in this paper. The tunable laser is formed by the integration of a surface-micromachined 3D micromirror with a Fabry-Perot laser diode and an optical fiber. The micromirror can be driven to translate by a comb drive to change the external cavity length of laser diode, enabling the wavelength tuning. A tunable range of 16 nm is obtained, which covers 20 channels of WDM systems spaced by 100GHz. The three-mirror Fabry-Perot cavity model is modified to explain the continuous wavelength change as well as the mode hopping. An array of the tunable laser is potential to supply light sources for multiple channels of WDM systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	106-111
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4582
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445083
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2001
Externally published	Yes
Event	Optical Switching and Optical Interconnection - Beijing, China Duration: 12 Nov 2001 → 15 Nov 2001

Keywords

All-optical network (AON)
MEMS
Tunable laser
Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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