Polymer-based Integrated Tuneable Laser with On-Chip Wavelength Locker

Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Proceedings: ECOC 2016

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Felipe, David de; Happach, Magnus; Kleinert, Moritz; Zawadzki, Crispin; Brinker, Walter; Rehbein, Wolfgang; Moehrle, Martin; Keil, Norbert (Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, 10587 Berlin, Germany)
Hofmann, Werner; Schell, Martin (Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, 10587 Berlin, Germany & Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany)

Abstract:
A polymer-based integrated tuneable laser with on-chip wavelength locker is presented. The device incorporates a free-space-based 100-GHz etalon, and monitor planar photodiodes coupled by means of 45deg mirrors. Wavelength stabilization with a resolution of ±4 GHz has been demonstrated.