title: Near-IR tunable laser with an integrated LiTaO3 electro-optic deflector.
abstract: We report the successful demonstration of a near-IR tunable laser (1525.4-1558.2 nm) that uses an integrated LiTaO3 deflector in combination with a reflection grating as an electronically tunable filter. The electro-optic deflector is a unique integrated optical device and consists of a horn-shaped array of electro-optic prisms in series. The almost 33 nm of tuning covers a wavelength region of high interest to the communications industry (1527-1550 nm).
authors.affiliation: Center for High Technology Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87106, USA. casson@lanl.gov
authors.forename: Joanna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Casson
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nathaniel J C
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Libatique
authors.forename: Ravinder K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Scrymgeour
authors.forename: Venkatraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gopalan
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Gahagan
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Robinson