A method of tuning optical components integrated on a monolithic
semiconductor chip having a plurality of first optical components
integrated on the chip with each fabricated to approximate an emission
wavelength along a given wavelength grid and together forming a first
optical component wavelength grid. A second optical component is
integrated on the chip with and optically coupled to the group of first
optical components. The second optical component has a second optical
component wavelength grid approximating the given wavelength grid where
at least one emission peak along the second optical component wavelength
grid is within an acceptable wavelength tolerance range of a particular
first optical component of the first optical component wavelength grid
but not the same as a corresponding emission wavelength of a particular
first optical component. The method involves, among other approaches, the
tuning a corresponding emission wavelength of the particular first
optical component to have a wavelength response approximating the at
least one emission peak of the second optical component wavelength grid.