Title :
Monolithic narrow linewidth laterally-coupled 1.55 μm DFB laser and optical amplifier
Author :
Lianping Hou ; Haji, Mohsin ; Marsh, John H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We present a laterally-coupled 1.55 μm AlGaInAs/InP DFB laser monolithically integrated with an optical amplifier, providing an output power of 210 mW with single mode operation exhibiting a record low linewidth of 64 kHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed feedback lasers; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser beams; laser modes; semiconductor optical amplifiers; AlGaInAs-InP; frequency 64 kHz; laterally-coupled AlGaInAs/InP DFB laser monolithic integration; optical amplifier; output power; power 210 mW; record low linewidth; single mode operation; wavelength 1.55 mum; Laser modes; Laser radar; Optical reflection; Optical saturation; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
