An Asymmetric Sampled Grating Laser and Its Application to Multi-Wavelength Laser Array

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关键词: Sampled grating;    Multi-wavelength array;    Laser;   

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DOI  :  10.4218/etrij.02.0102.0502

【 摘 要 】

We propose an asymmetric sampled grating laser and a multi-wavelength laser array associated with it. Asymmetric sampling periods combined with an index shifter make it possible to use first order reflection for lasing operations. With the structure of ou

   

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