Title :
A facetless laser suitable for monolithic integration
Author :
Byrne, D. ; Lu, Q. ; Guo, W.H. ; Donegan, J.F. ; Corbett, B. ; Roycroft, B. ; Lambkin, P. ; Engelstaedter, J-P ; Peters, F.
Author_Institution :
School of Physics and Centre for Telecommunication Value-Chain Driven Research (CTVR), Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. byrnedc@tcd.ie
Abstract :
A novel facetless laser structure is proposed and demonstrated. The facetless laser is realised by etching deep slots into the mirror sections of a multi section semiconductor laser which provide the feedback for laser operation.
Keywords :
Etching; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-588-1
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528763
