Fig. 1. Structure of typical DBR-LD
Fig. 2. Reflectance spectrum of DBR grating
Fig. 3. Linewidth characteristics of single longitudinal mode DBR-LD at 1064 nm[24]
Fig. 4. Schematic of epitaxial structure of 635 nm DBR-LD [25]
Fig. 5. 3D structural diagram of DBR laser[29]
Fig. 6. DBR grating used for providing both high-reflection and optical confinement[31]
Fig. 7. 3D structural diagram of grooved single-mode laser[32]
Fig. 8. Ridge-curved waveguide grooved laser[33]. (a) 3D structural diagram; (b) SEM image of etched groove
Fig. 9. Working principle of resonant coupling cavity[35]
Fig. 10. Structural diagram of dual-wavelength DBR-LD[35]
Fig. 11. Dual-wavelength high-order DBR-LD [36]. (a) Structural diagram; (b) spectra at different injection currents
Fig. 12. Structural diagram of dual-mode DBR-LD[37]
Fig. 13. Structural diagram of Y-branched dual-wavelength laser[38]
Fig. 14. Two different types of dual-wavelength diode lasers[41]. (a) Two DBR-RW-LD mini-array; (b) Y-branched DBR laser
Fig. 15. Structural diagram of tunable DBR-LD [44]
Fig. 16. Butt-joint interface between gain section and DBR grating section[45]
Fig. 17. Two-stage DBR-LD [47]. (a) Schematic; (b) spectrum of 13-channel wavelength measured when only DBR current is tuned
Fig. 18. Structural distribution of SG
Fig. 19. SG with linear structure[59]
Fig. 20. P-U-I curve when DBR grating tapered LD structure is included[61]
Fig. 21. Lateral layout of DBR tapered LD with tapered grating[64]
Fig. 22. Three lateral layouts of DBR tapered lasers[65]
Years | Unit | Lasercharacteristics | Tuningmethod | Tuningrange /nm | Tuning speed |
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2012[48] | CorningIncorporated | 1060 nm | current injection in gratingregion and phase region | — | 9 nm·W-1 | 2014[45] | Institute of Semiconductors,Chinese Academy of Sciences | 1530 nm | combining current injection andthermal tuning in grating region | 17.6 | 0.086 nm·mA-10.076 nm·℃-1 | 2015[59] | NanjingUniversity | 1551.8 nm | current injection intoSG-DBR grating region | 40 | — | 2016[58] | National TaiwanUniversity | 4.7 μm | current injection into rearSG-DBR grating region | 190 | — | 2017[47] | Institute of Semiconductors,Chinese Academy of Sciences | 1450 nm | current tuning forDBR grating regions | 12 | 0.2 nm·mA-1 | 2017[55] | GermanFBH Institute | 970 nm | current tuning of rearSG-DBR grating region | 20.7 | — |
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Table 1. Research results of tunable DBR-LD at home and abroad