摘要:
A wavelength tunable semiconductor laser device which comprises an active region (43) for oscillating a laser beam, a plurality of wavelength tuning regions (46,47,49) each for shifting a wavelength of the laser beam, a plurality of thermal compensation regions wherein a thermal compensation region corresponding to each of the plurality of wavelength tuning regions (46,47,49) is provided adjacent to the respective wavelength tuning region, and wherein the thermal compensation region is configured to receive an input of electric power and to convert most of the inputted electric power to heat. Further, a controller (21) configured to always keep constant the sum of the electric power inputted into the compensation region and an electric power inputted into the wavelength tuning region is provided, wherein the thermal compensation regions are composed of a non-active waveguide having a first single mesa structure (52), wherein the non-active waveguide is configured to convert most of the inputted electric power to heat by an electric current injected into the non-active waveguide or a voltage applied thereto, wherein the active region (43) and the plurality of wavelength tuning regions (46,47,49) are composed of a waveguide having a second single mesa structure (51) other than the first single mesa structure (52), and wherein the distance between the first single mesa structure (52) and the second single mesa structure (51) is equal to or more than 3µm and equal to or less than the thickness of a substrate (41) of the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser device.
摘要:
An integrated optical waveguide comprising a first optical waveguiding region; a second optical waveguiding region whose interface surface with said first optical waveguiding region is inclined with respect to the waveguide direction of said first optical waveguiding region, and having a refractive index different from that of said first optical waveguiding region; and a third optical waveguiding region whose interface surface with said second optical waveguiding region is disposed such that a refraction direction through the interface surface with said second optical waveguiding region is in line with the waveguide direction.
摘要:
An integrated optical waveguide comprising a first optical waveguide; a second optical waveguide optically coupled to said first optical waveguide, and having a refractive index different from that of said first optical waveguide; and a groove disposed so as to traverse an optical path of said first optical waveguide, and separated from an interface between said first optical waveguide and said second optical waveguide by a predetermined spacing, wherein the spacing from said interface and the width of said groove are determined such that reflection at a boundary between said first optical waveguide and said second optical waveguide is weakened.
摘要:
A control method for a wavelength tunable semiconductor laser device including an active region (2,11a) for oscillating a laser beam, a wavelength tuning region (4,11b) for shifting a wavelength of the laser beam, and a thermal compensation region (4,11c) adjacent to the wavelength tuning region (4,11b) for converting most of the inputted electric power to heat, when a laser beam is oscillated from the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser device, comprising measuring an electric current-voltage characteristic of each of the wavelength tuning region and the thermal compensation region, finding an electric current-electric power characteristic of each of the wavelength tuning region and the thermal compensation region from the electric current-voltage characteristics is disclosed. Further, on the basis of the electric current-voltage characteristics and the electric current-electric power characteristics, determining and controlling an electric current or voltage applied to each of the wavelength tuning region (4,11b) and the thermal compensation region (4,11c) so that the sum of an electric power inputted into the wavelength tuning region and an electric power inputted into the thermal compensation region is always kept constant.
摘要:
An integrated optical waveguide comprising a first optical waveguide; a second optical waveguide optically coupled to said first optical waveguide, and having a refractive index different from that of said first optical waveguide; and a groove disposed so as to traverse an optical path of said first optical waveguide, and separated from an interface between said first optical waveguide and said second optical waveguide by a predetermined spacing, wherein the spacing from said interface and the width of said groove are determined such that reflection at a boundary between said first optical waveguide and said second optical waveguide is weakened.