DocumentCode
670698
Title
Low-threshold and narrow linewidth two-electrode MQW laterally coupled distributed feedback lasers at 1550 nm
Author
Dridi, K. ; Maldonado-Basilio, Ramon ; Benhsaien, A. ; Xia Zhang ; Hall, Trevor J.
Author_Institution
Centre for Res. in Photonics, Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fYear
2012
fDate
16-20 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate for the first time a low-threshold and narrow-linewidth multi-electrode distributed feedback laser with third-order surface gratings operating at 1550 nm. Stable single-mode operation is obtained with SMSR of over 50 dB.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; laser modes; laser stability; quantum well lasers; spectral line breadth; SMSR; low-threshold multielectrode distributed feedback laser; low-threshold two-electrode MQW laterally coupled distributed feedback lasers; narrow linewidth two-electrode MQW laterally coupled distributed feedback lasers; narrow-linewidth multielectrode distributed feedback laser; side-mode suppression ratio; stable single-mode operation; third-order surface gratings; wavelength 1550 nm; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Electrodes; Gratings; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Amsterdam
Type
conf
Filename
6705919
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