Title :
Low-loss coupling of 980 nm GaAs laser to cleaved singlemode fibre
Author :
Verdiell, J.M. ; Ziari, M. ; Welch, D.F.
Author_Institution :
SDI Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
fDate :
9/12/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the fabrication of 980 nm wavelength lasers with reduced divergence angle and circular beams for high efficiency fibre coupling. Threshold currents of 50 mA, singlemode output power of 70 mW and <1 dB coupling loss to a cleaved singlemode fibre are reported
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; optical fibre couplers; semiconductor lasers; 1 dB; 50 mA; 70 mW; 980 nm; GaAs; GaAs laser; circular beam; cleaved single-mode fibre; coupling loss; divergence angle; fabrication; output power; threshold current;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961167
