• 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