Electronics Letters · 1983 · 81 citations · 4 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsIntegrated OpticsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical SourcesPhotonic Integrated CircuitsSemiconductor LasersDistributed Bragg Reflector LasersIntegrated LasersIntegrated Semiconductor LasersLaser Gain MaterialsLaser TuningTunable LasersTuningWavelength Tuning
Fine tuning of lasing wavelength was achieved with a butt-jointed built-in DBR laser integrated with an additional tuning waveguide. The plasma effect of the injected carrier was utilised. The wavelength shift of 4.0 Å was demonstrated by an injected tuning current of 4.1 mA.
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