KR20160047287A - Multichannel Wavelength Tunable External Cavity Laser - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a multichannel external resonance type tunable laser, and more particularly, to a multichannel external resonance type tunable laser capable of simultaneously outputting various wavelengths, To a wavelength tunable laser.
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) optical communication technology is applied to most backbone networks and metro networks, and is a technology for transmitting a plurality of high-speed signals through wavelength division multiplexing to an optical line composed of one optical fiber.
In addition, efforts have been made to reduce the inventory burden and the operating cost while increasing the flexibility of the transmission network by using a tunable laser for the wavelength division multiplexing transmission network described above.
In the tunable laser, a laser utilizing a DFB (Distributed Feed Back) structure has been developed and utilized. However, since the wavelength tunable range of the DFB laser is as small as 10 nm or less, all wavelengths within the C- band (1535 nm to 1565 nm) There is a disadvantage of using 3-4 sets of tunable DFB laser modules.
In addition, since the tunable transponder using the DFB laser requires a multichannel transponder for backup because the light source is expensive, it does not provide an efficient solution for reducing the inventory burden on the network operator.
Therefore, an external resonator-type wavelength variable using a tunable filter that provides a wide-band tunable function that can change all the wavelengths of a required WDM band (for example, C-band, L-band, and S-band) It is necessary to develop a light source.
However, the wavelength tunable laser module has not been developed so far.
This is not only very difficult to make wavelength tunable reflectors varying from 40 nm to 100 nm, but also can be problematic in the case of semiconductor gain chips used in the above wavelength range.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an external resonator type tunable laser in which a conventional laser diode chip and an optical waveguide are directly butt-coupled. As shown in FIG. 1, in the case of an external resonator type laser, light emitted from the laser diode chip 1 for a broadband light source is composed of an optical waveguide 2 including a polymer Bragg grating. In such a tunable laser, the degree of the variable wavelength is limited by the bandwidth and flatness of the semiconductor gain chip and the tunable bandwidth of the Bragg grating, which is a variable wavelength reflector. So far, there is a problem that the maximum is about 32 nm or 40 nm.
On the other hand, Korean Patent No. 10-1038264 ("external resonance type tunable laser module ", 2011.06.01.) Discloses a wavelength tunable laser diode having an extremely high stability and reproducibility of oscillation wavelength under wavelength tuning and excellent thermal, optical, mechanical stability and durability. A resonant wavelength tunable laser module is disclosed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wavelength tunable laser diode capable of increasing a wavelength tunable bandwidth of a single laser resonator by a selected unit, Channel external resonant wavelength capable of providing a 120 nm tunable laser that can provide an 80 nm variable retarder capable of changing the wavelength of a band (1571 nm to 1611 nm) as well as an S-band (1471 to 1530 nm) Thereby providing a variable laser.
A multi-channel external resonance tunable laser according to the present invention includes a semiconductor gain chip formed on a substrate to generate a broadband light, the number of which is equal to a selected number of wavelengths to be generated; An optical waveguide formed on the substrate so as to be spaced apart from the semiconductor gain chip by a predetermined distance and formed to be optically coupled with the semiconductor gain chip; A Bragg grating formed on the optical waveguide; A wavelength-shifting thin film heater provided on the optical waveguide for adjusting a reflection band of the Bragg grating by a thermo-optic effect; And a temperature controller including a temperature sensor and a thermoelectric cooler.
In particular, the multichannel external resonance type tunable laser further includes a selection switch for selecting a wavelength band to be selected.
The selection switch is characterized by selecting a wavelength band as a total reflection phenomenon using a thermo-optic effect.
The multichannel external resonant wavelength tunable laser according to the present invention can be realized by combining a semiconductor gain chip and an optical waveguide by butt coupling and using a polymer Bragg grating filter having a high thermooptic coefficient, It has the advantage of generating all the wavelengths in the band.
In particular, the multichannel external resonant wavelength tunable laser according to the present invention can broaden the bandwidth and improve the size and efficiency of the entire laser by using a plurality of tunable lasers having different wavelength bands in one bundle on the planar waveguide There is an advantage to be able to do.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional external resonance type tunable laser. Fig.
2 is a view showing a multi-channel external resonance type tunable laser according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is another diagram showing a multi-channel external resonance type tunable laser according to the present invention. FIG.
4 is a view showing an embodiment of a multi-channel external resonance type tunable laser according to the present invention.
Hereinafter, a multichannel external resonance tunable laser according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense, and the inventor should appropriately define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best possible way The present invention should be construed in accordance with the spirit and concept of the present invention.
Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a multichannel external resonance type tunable laser according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a multichannel external resonance type tunable laser according to the present invention. 4 is a view showing an embodiment of a multichannel external resonance type tunable laser according to the present invention.
2 to 3, a multichannel external resonant
The
At this time, the
The
The
That is, if the number of wavelengths to be generated by the
At this time, it is recommended that the
The Bragg
In this case, the multichannel external resonant
The polymer forming the
The wavelength tuning
In this case, since the wavelength-shifting
The
At this time, it is recommended that the
In addition, the
However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described positions, as various embodiments are possible other than the above-described positions.
4, an embodiment of a multichannel external resonance
The multichannel external resonant
4, the
Of course, on the S-band
That is, the multichannel external resonant
That is, the conventional single tunable laser can change the wavelength to about 40 nm, whereas the multichannel external resonance
In addition, by using a plurality of tunable lasers having different wavelength bands as one on a planar waveguide, the bandwidth can be widened and the size and efficiency of the entire lasers can be enhanced.
The multichannel external resonant
In addition, since the Bragg grating 300, the
At this time, the selection switch is characterized by selecting a wavelength band as a total reflection phenomenon using a thermo-optic effect.
That is, the selection switch selects the wavelength band as the total reflection phenomenon by using the thermo-optic effect rather than the selection by the mechanical movement, so that the selection switch has a high reliability compared to the mechanical movement.
It is needless to say that the position of the selection switch is not limited, and various embodiments are possible.
1000: multichannel external resonance type tunable laser
100: Semiconductor gain chip
200: optical waveguide
300: Bragg grating
400: Thin film heater for changing wavelength
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510: Temperature sensor
520: thermoelectric cooler
10: substrate
110: Semiconductor gain chip for S-band
120: Semiconductor gain chip for C-band
130: Semiconductor gain chip for L-band
210: Optical waveguide for S-band
220: Optical waveguide for C-band
230: Optical waveguide for L-band
410: Thin film heater for S-band wavelength conversion
420: Thin film heater for wavelength conversion for C-band
430: Thin film heater for wavelength conversion for L-band
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An optical waveguide (200) formed on the substrate (10) at a distance from the semiconductor gain chip (100) and formed to be optically coupled with the semiconductor gain chip (100);
A Bragg grating 300 formed on the optical waveguide 200;
A wavelength-shifting thin film heater 400 provided on the optical waveguide 200 for adjusting a reflection band of the Bragg grating 300 by a thermo-optic effect;
And a temperature controller (500) including a temperature sensor (510) and a thermoelectric cooler (520).
The multi-channel external resonance type tunable laser 1000 includes:
Further comprising a selection switch (not shown) for selecting a wavelength band to be selected.
Wherein the selection switch selects a wavelength band as a total reflection phenomenon using a thermo-optic effect.
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