A distributed feedback(DFB) semiconductor laser with three phase shifts based on reconstruction equivalent chirp(REC) technology is proposed and investigated numerically.With the combination of multiple phase shifts a...A distributed feedback(DFB) semiconductor laser with three phase shifts based on reconstruction equivalent chirp(REC) technology is proposed and investigated numerically.With the combination of multiple phase shifts and corrugation pitch modulated(CPM) structure,we also propose a novel and more complex structure named dual CPM,which has a flatter light power distribution along the laser cavity compared with the true double phase shifts DFB laser diode(LD),while the P-I curves are nearly the same.The proposed dual CPM structure is also designed and analyzed based on REC technology.The simulation results show that,the DFB semiconductor laser with complex structure such as phase shifts,or even arbitrary variation of the grating period can be achieved equivalently and easily by changing the sampling structure.But its external characteristics are almost the same as those DFB lasers with true phase shifts,or true arbitrary variation of the grating period.The key advantage of the REC technology is that it varies only the sampling structure and keeps the seed grating(actual grating in sampling structure) period constant.So its fabrication needs only low-cost and standard holographic exposure technology.Therefore we believe this method can achieve the high-end and low-cost DFB LD for mass production.展开更多
A 1.3 μm distributed feedback(DFB) semiconductor laser with equivalent λ/4 phase shift based on reconstruction equivalent chirp(REC) technique is numerically studied and experimentally demonstrated.The simulation re...A 1.3 μm distributed feedback(DFB) semiconductor laser with equivalent λ/4 phase shift based on reconstruction equivalent chirp(REC) technique is numerically studied and experimentally demonstrated.The simulation results show that the 1.3 μm DFB laser with equivalent λ/4 phase shift based on the REC technique performs the same as that of actual λ/4 phase shift DFB laser,with nearly the same P-I curves,the internal power distributions and the output ASE spectra.Compared with the traditional λ/4 phase shift DFB laser,the REC based laser only changes the sampling structures with the uniform seed waveguide grating instead of the actual grating structures.As a result,the fabrication of such laser will be very easy.In this paper,we successfully fabricated the 1.3 μm DFB laser based on the REC technique for the first time to the best of our knowledge.展开更多
In this article,we report the first experimental demonstration of an eight-wavelength λ/8 phased-shifted laser array based on the REC technique in the 1.3 μm wavelength domain.Measurement results exhibit good linear...In this article,we report the first experimental demonstration of an eight-wavelength λ/8 phased-shifted laser array based on the REC technique in the 1.3 μm wavelength domain.Measurement results exhibit good linearity of lasing wavelength with+/-0.35 nm wavelength residual.The SLM property was ensured with SMSRs all larger than 38 dB.Moreover,the directmodulation performance was also tested.The experimental results show that the modulation bandwidth can reach up to 13GHz even at the small injection current of 40 mA and the measured spurious-free dynamic range(SFDR)is up to 87 dB/Hz2/3,which shows good linearity.These measurements show that REC-based λ/8 phased-shifted laser array has good modulation performance and it may find potential application in actual fiber-optic systems.展开更多
Rayleigh-back scattering induced coherence collapse of an asymmetric distributed feedback fiber laser （DFB FL） sensor is investigated using a composite cavity model. The coherence collapse threshold condition of the...Rayleigh-back scattering induced coherence collapse of an asymmetric distributed feedback fiber laser （DFB FL） sensor is investigated using a composite cavity model. The coherence collapse threshold condition of the asymmetric DFB FL sensor is measured. The DFB FL sensor shows different dynamic behaviors in different pump configurations. According to the asymmetric behavior to the external optical feedback, a novel method to find the actual phase shift position of the asymmetric DFB FL sensor is presented.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60877043)the National High-Tech Research & Development Program of China (2007AA03Z417)the New-Century Excellent Talents Supporting Program of the Ministry of Education of China
文摘A distributed feedback(DFB) semiconductor laser with three phase shifts based on reconstruction equivalent chirp(REC) technology is proposed and investigated numerically.With the combination of multiple phase shifts and corrugation pitch modulated(CPM) structure,we also propose a novel and more complex structure named dual CPM,which has a flatter light power distribution along the laser cavity compared with the true double phase shifts DFB laser diode(LD),while the P-I curves are nearly the same.The proposed dual CPM structure is also designed and analyzed based on REC technology.The simulation results show that,the DFB semiconductor laser with complex structure such as phase shifts,or even arbitrary variation of the grating period can be achieved equivalently and easily by changing the sampling structure.But its external characteristics are almost the same as those DFB lasers with true phase shifts,or true arbitrary variation of the grating period.The key advantage of the REC technology is that it varies only the sampling structure and keeps the seed grating(actual grating in sampling structure) period constant.So its fabrication needs only low-cost and standard holographic exposure technology.Therefore we believe this method can achieve the high-end and low-cost DFB LD for mass production.
文摘A 1.3 μm distributed feedback(DFB) semiconductor laser with equivalent λ/4 phase shift based on reconstruction equivalent chirp(REC) technique is numerically studied and experimentally demonstrated.The simulation results show that the 1.3 μm DFB laser with equivalent λ/4 phase shift based on the REC technique performs the same as that of actual λ/4 phase shift DFB laser,with nearly the same P-I curves,the internal power distributions and the output ASE spectra.Compared with the traditional λ/4 phase shift DFB laser,the REC based laser only changes the sampling structures with the uniform seed waveguide grating instead of the actual grating structures.As a result,the fabrication of such laser will be very easy.In this paper,we successfully fabricated the 1.3 μm DFB laser based on the REC technique for the first time to the best of our knowledge.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61090392)the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China("863"Project)(Grant No.2011AA010300)the Key Programs of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.20100091110005)
文摘In this article,we report the first experimental demonstration of an eight-wavelength λ/8 phased-shifted laser array based on the REC technique in the 1.3 μm wavelength domain.Measurement results exhibit good linearity of lasing wavelength with+/-0.35 nm wavelength residual.The SLM property was ensured with SMSRs all larger than 38 dB.Moreover,the directmodulation performance was also tested.The experimental results show that the modulation bandwidth can reach up to 13GHz even at the small injection current of 40 mA and the measured spurious-free dynamic range(SFDR)is up to 87 dB/Hz2/3,which shows good linearity.These measurements show that REC-based λ/8 phased-shifted laser array has good modulation performance and it may find potential application in actual fiber-optic systems.
基金This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China （NSFC 11304388）.
文摘Rayleigh-back scattering induced coherence collapse of an asymmetric distributed feedback fiber laser （DFB FL） sensor is investigated using a composite cavity model. The coherence collapse threshold condition of the asymmetric DFB FL sensor is measured. The DFB FL sensor shows different dynamic behaviors in different pump configurations. According to the asymmetric behavior to the external optical feedback, a novel method to find the actual phase shift position of the asymmetric DFB FL sensor is presented.
