• DocumentCode
    2773948
  • Title

    Improved performance of semiconductor ring lasers with multi-mode interference output couplers

  • Author

    Krauss, T. ; Laybourn, P.J.R. ; DeLaRue, R.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    19-23 Sep 1994
  • Firstpage
    87
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    We present strip-loaded ring lasers in GaAs/AlGaAs that operate with a threshold current of 140 mA for a total pumped device length of 4.5 mm and a quantum efficiency of 7% (per output), to our knowledge the highest efficiency for such lasers reported to date
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser modes; optical couplers; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; 140 mA; 4.5 mm; 7 percent; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AlGaAs; multi-mode interference output couplers; quantum efficiency; semiconductor ring lasers; strip-loaded ring lasers; threshold current; Couplers; Interference; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical coupling; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994., 14th IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Maui, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1754-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.1994.519147
  • Filename
    519147