All Photonic Crystal DFB Lasers Robust Toward Optical Feedback

Author

Larrue, Alexandre ; Campos, Julien ; Gauthier-Lafaye, Olivier ; Monmayrant, Antoine ; Bonnefont, Sophie ; Lozes-Dupuy, Françoise

Author_Institution

LAAS, CNRS, Toulouse, France

Volume

17

Issue

5

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1236

Lastpage

1241

Abstract

We introduce and demonstrate experimentally that 2-D photonic crystals (PhC) allow the integration of single-mode distributed-feedback (DFB) lasers with both a precise control of the emission wavelength and a high robustness toward optical feedback. This work is based on double deformation , a novel approach, offering theoretical Q-factors above 6×10⁵ for high volume guided mode. Experimentally, DFB lasers on a GaAs membrane, lasing around 1 μm, show stable single-mode emission with unaltered performances under high optical feedback of around 15% in energy.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; Q-factor; distributed feedback lasers; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; laser feedback; laser modes; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; GaAs; GaAs membrane; Q-factors; deformation; high volume guided mode; optical feedback; photonic crystal DFB lasers; single-mode distributed-feedback lasers; stable single-mode emission wavelength; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical feedback; Optical waveguides; Q factor; Waveguide lasers; Distributed feedback devices; laser stability; photonic crystals;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2134076

Filename

5768056