Narrow linewidth tunable laser using coupled resonator mirrors

A novel fully integrated tunable single mode hybrid silicon laser is demonstrated. We report a linewidth of 260kHz, which is the lowest reported for a monolithically integrated laser. The side-mode suppression ratio is >40dB.

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