[MD3] MZ Filters and Photonic Integrated Circuits

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM JST(7:30 AM - 7:45 AM UTC)

[MD3-2] Integrated InP Laser with Wide Wavelength Tuning via MZI-Extended Vernier Free Spectral Range

Limeng Zhang, Kevin A. Williams, ○Victor Dolores Calzadilla (Technical Univ. Eindhoven)

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Semiconductor lasers,optical amplifiers,and light emitting diodes

We demonstrate a widely tunable laser on a generic InP platform. By implementing a Mach-Zender filter with Vernier ring resonators, a 50-nm tuning range with > 50-dB SMSR is achieved, far exceeding its Vernier-only FSR.