WDM system for reduced SBS

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	WDM system for reduced SBS
其他题名	WDM system for reduced SBS
	ADAMS, LAURA ELLEN; BETHEA, CLYDE GEORGE; ESKILDSEN, LARS ERIK; NYKOLAK, GERALD; PEOPLE, ROOSEVELT; TANBUN-EK, TAWEE
	2000-12-26
专利权人	WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC
公开日期	2000-12-26
授权国家	美国
专利类型	授权发明
摘要	A tunable semiconductor laser comprises a gain section having an MQW active region, a uniform pitch grating DFB region, and first waveguide. A composite reflector, including a second MQW region and a second waveguide, forms a cavity resonator with the DFB region. A tuning voltage applied to the composite reflector induces refractive index changes, thereby allowing the center wavelength to be altered. A dither signal applied the composite reflector broadens the spectrum of the laser output, thereby reducing SBS in fiber optic systems
其他摘要	可调谐半导体激光器包括增益部分，该增益部分具有MQW有源区，均匀间距光栅DFB区和第一波导。包括第二MQW区域和第二波导的复合反射器与DFB区域形成空腔谐振器。施加到复合反射器的调谐电压引起折射率变化，从而允许改变中心波长。应用复合反射器的抖动信号扩大了激光输出的频谱，从而减少了光纤系统中的SBS
主权项	A WDM optical system comprising an optical fiber which tends to generate SBS in response to a laser signal, a tunable laser source coupled to said fiber for providing an optical output signal in any one of N different longitudinal modes corresponding to N channels of said WDM system, said source including a gain section comprising a single, non-segmented InGaAsP MQW active region, a DFB region optically coupled to said active region, said DFB region including a grating of uniform pitch for selecting the nominal wavelength of the longitudinal mode which lases, a first InGaAsP waveguide optically coupled to said active region, and a relatively low reflectivity first dielectric reflector coupled to one end of said first waveguide to permit egress of said laser output signal, a composite reflector optically coupled to the other end of said first waveguide so as to form a cavity resonator with said DFB region, said composite reflector including an InGaAsP MQW second region optically coupled to said MQW active region, a second InGaAsP waveguide having one end optically coupled to said first waveguide, and a relatively high reflectivity second dielectric reflector optically coupled to the other end of said second waveguide, said first waveguide including a first portion and a second portion optically coupling said first portion to said composite reflector, the shape of said first portion corresponding essentially to the raised-sine function of equation (1) and the shape of said second portion corresponding essentially to the straight line function of equation (3), and tuner means for applying forward bias voltage to said MQW second region to induce therein a refractive index changes, thereby to alter the center wavelength of said output signal, and driver means for applying drive current to at least those sections of said active region optically coupled to said first waveguide, said second electrode means comprising a single, non-segmented electrode for applying current to said active region in a substantially uniform manner, wherein said current applied to said active region and the shape of said first waveguide are mutually adapted so that said N longitudinal modes have essentially the same threshold gain and so that a portion of said DFB region spanned by said first waveguide is segmented into N zones, each zone providing optical feedback at a different wavelength corresponding to a different one of said longitudinal modes and a different one said N channels, an electroabsorption modulator integrated with said laser for imposing information on said output signal, and a dither source for applying to said MQW second region a dither signal effective to broaden the spectrum of said output signal, thereby to reduce SBS in said fiber, the frequency of said dither signal being much less than the bit rate of said modulated output signal when said modulator is a digital system modulator and much less than the modulation frequency when said modulator is an analog system modulator.
申请日期	1999-11-22
专利号	US6166837
专利状态	失效
申请号	US09/444471
公开（公告）号	US6166837
IPC 分类号	H01S5/0625 \| H01S5/00 \| H01S5/062 \| H04B10/02 \| H01S5/042 \| H01S5/125 \| H04B10/18 \| H04B10/28 \| H04J14/02
专利代理人	-
代理机构	URBANO, MICHAEL J.
文献类型	专利
条目标识符	http://ir.opt.ac.cn/handle/181661/44594
专题	半导体激光器专利数据库
作者单位	WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	ADAMS, LAURA ELLEN,BETHEA, CLYDE GEORGE,ESKILDSEN, LARS ERIK,et al. WDM system for reduced SBS. US6166837[P]. 2000-12-26.

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