Unidirectional-Emission Single-Mode AlGaInAs-InP Microcylinder Lasers

Author

Lv, Xiao-Meng ; Zou, Ling-Xiu ; Lin, Jian-Dong ; Huang, Yong-Zhen ; Yang, Yue-De ; Yao, Qi-Feng ; Xiao, Jin-Long ; Du, Yun

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. on Integrated Optoelectron., Inst. of Semicond., Beijing, China

Volume

24

Issue

11

fYear

2012

fDate

6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

963

Lastpage

965

Abstract

AlGaInAs-InP microcylinder lasers with an output waveguide surrounded by benzocyclobutene are fabricated, using standard photolithography and inductively coupled-plasma etching technique. Room-temperature continuous-wave (CW) operation is realized for a microlaser with a radius of 20 μm and a 2-μm-wide output waveguide. Single-mode operation with side-mode suppression ratio around 25 dB is achieved, and the wavelength shifts from 1563.5 to 1567.3 nm with the injection current increases from 50 to 100 mA. The characteristic temperature of the threshold current is 58 K, obtained by fitting the output power versus the injection current with analytical relations. The practical laser temperature is expected to be about 391 K at the CW injection current of 130 mA.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser beams; laser modes; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; photolithography; semiconductor lasers; sputter etching; AlGaInAs-InP; benzocyclobutene; continuous wave operation; current 130 mA; inductively coupled plasma etching technique; microcylinder lasers; output waveguide; side mode suppression; single mode operation; size 2 mum; size 20 mum; standard photolithography; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature 58 K; unidirectional emission single mode laser; Etching; Laser modes; Power generation; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Waveguide lasers; AlGaInAs/InP; microcavity lasers; semiconductor lasers; single mode;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2012.2190892

Filename

6169947