Title :
1.55 µm DFB laser monolithically integrated with power amplifier array
Author :
Lianping Hou ; Sorel, Marc ; Marsh, John H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We present a highly efficient laterally-coupled 1.55 μm DFB laser monolithically integrated with multistage MMIs and SOAs, using low bias currents and providing an output power of ~100 mW with a low divergence angle.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; light interferometers; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; laterally-coupled DFB laser; low bias currents; low divergence angle; monolithically integrated DFB laser; multistage MMI; output power; power amplifier array; wavelength 1.55 mum; Laser modes; Laser radar; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA