Patent attributes
Provided is a distributed Bragg reflector tunable laser diode including a substrate provided with a gain section having an active waveguide from which a gain of laser light is obtained and a distributed reflector section having a passive waveguide connected to the active waveguide, wherein the distributed reflector section includes gratings disposed on or under the passive waveguide, a current injection electrode disposed on the passive waveguide and configured to provide a current into the passive waveguide to electrically tune a wavelength of the laser light, and a heater electrode disposed on the current injection electrode and configured to heat the passive waveguide to thermally tune the wavelength of the laser light, wherein the gratings, the current injection electrode, and the heater electrode vertically overlap each other.
