A Widely and Continuously Tunable Single-Mode Transmitter Based on a Hybrid Microcavity Laser

Miao-Qing Wang; Bin Zhang; Zhen-Ning Zhang; You-Zeng Hao; Zun-Hao Hu; Yue-De Yang; Jin-Long Xiao; António L. Teixeira; Yong-Zhen Huang

doi:10.3390/photonics11111080

Photonics (Nov 2024)

A Widely and Continuously Tunable Single-Mode Transmitter Based on a Hybrid Microcavity Laser

Miao-Qing Wang,
Bin Zhang,
Zhen-Ning Zhang,
You-Zeng Hao,
Zun-Hao Hu,
Yue-De Yang,
Jin-Long Xiao,
António L. Teixeira,
Yong-Zhen Huang

Affiliations

Miao-Qing Wang: Departamento de Eletónica, Telecomunicações e Informática (DETI), Instituto de Telecomunicações, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Bin Zhang: Shaoxing ZKTEL Equipment Co., Ltd., Shaoxing 312000, China
Zhen-Ning Zhang: Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
You-Zeng Hao: Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Zun-Hao Hu: Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Yue-De Yang: Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Jin-Long Xiao: Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
António L. Teixeira: Departamento de Eletónica, Telecomunicações e Informática (DETI), Instituto de Telecomunicações, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Yong-Zhen Huang: Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11111080
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 11
p. 1080

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A method for achieving the single-mode and efficient unidirectional emission of a whispering gallery mode (WGM) semiconductor laser is presented herein. Hybrid square-rectangular lasers (HSRLs) and hybrid square/rhombus-rectangular lasers (HSRRLs) consisting of a Fabry–Pérot (FP) cavity and a square or rhombus cavity microcavity are described. In addition, a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) based on an HSRRL chip was fabricated, which has a wide and continuous wavelength tuning range. Wavelength channels from 1555.75 nm to 1568.15 nm with a spacing of 50 GHz were demonstrated with a good side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) and good output power. These devices have the potential to meet the typical requirements of optical communication networks.

Published in Photonics

ISSN: 2304-6732 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics

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