• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 3, 031406 (2025)
Zhuoying Wang1, Jie Zhao1, Zizhuo Li1, Zhenxing Sun1,*..., Wentao Sun1, Jiaqiang Nie1, Yue Zhang1, Zhiqian Yin1, Wenxuan Wang2, Rulei Xiao1 and Xiangfei Chen1|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation of the Ministry of Education & National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures & College of Engineering and Applied Sciences & Institute of Optical Communication Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 2Ocean College, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202523.031406 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhuoying Wang, Jie Zhao, Zizhuo Li, Zhenxing Sun, Wentao Sun, Jiaqiang Nie, Yue Zhang, Zhiqian Yin, Wenxuan Wang, Rulei Xiao, Xiangfei Chen, "Compact monolithic dual-wavelength distributed feedback laser with tunable wavelength spacing based on REC technique," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 031406 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We propose and experimentally demonstrate the monolithic dual-waveguide (DW) distributed feedback (DFB) laser with tunable wavelength spacing. The differences in the chirp sampled grating with various index modulation amplitudes are theoretically elaborated. The wavelength spacing properties of the DW laser at different Bragg spacings are compared and analyzed. To validate the numerical investigation, the DW laser consisting of three sections is fabricated and implemented, where the chirp sampled grating with two equivalent π phase shifts is located. The simulated relationship between the Bragg wavelength spacing and the mode spacing is consistent with the experimental results. Owing to the prominent contribution of the three-section structure and chirp sampled grating, the tuning range of the wavelength spacing is extended significantly, and the cavity of the DW laser becomes compact. The experimental results indicate that the proposed scheme achieves a tuning range from 59.50 to 116.25 GHz. The proposed scheme paves an extraordinary avenue for the integration of laser devices in the applications of optical sensing and THz communication.
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    λ+1=2neffΛ+1,

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    ΔΛ+1=ΔP(P/Λ0+1)2.

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    Zhuoying Wang, Jie Zhao, Zizhuo Li, Zhenxing Sun, Wentao Sun, Jiaqiang Nie, Yue Zhang, Zhiqian Yin, Wenxuan Wang, Rulei Xiao, Xiangfei Chen, "Compact monolithic dual-wavelength distributed feedback laser with tunable wavelength spacing based on REC technique," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 031406 (2025)
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