• DocumentCode
    815903
  • Title

    Effect of the external reflector position on the threshold current in complex-coupled DFB laser diodes

  • Author

    Achtenhagen, M. ; Miles, R.O. ; Hardy, A. ; Reinhart, F.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    2/15/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    334
  • Lastpage
    336
  • Abstract
    A new method of controlling the phase of a propagating wave coupled between the laser facets and the internal loss grating in a complex-coupled DFB laser diode is introduced. The overlap between the optical mode and the lossy region is deduced from the measured threshold current. The method permits a controlled change of the operating conditions and allows a systematic study of the influence of an absorber on the laser dynamics
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; semiconductor lasers; absorber; complex-coupled DFB laser diodes; dynamics; external reflector; internal loss grating; laser facets; optical mode; phase control; propagating wave; threshold current;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19960220
  • Filename
    490954