Etched-coupled-cavity InGaAsP/InP lasers |
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Authors: | Chen K.-L. Wang S. |
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Affiliation: | University of California, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and Electronic Research Laboratory, Berkeley, USA; |
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Abstract: | A new structure for coupled-cavity lasers operating at 1.25 ?m wavelength is presented. Using chemical etching, we made a three-cavity laser from an index-guided channelled-substrate Fabry-Perot laser. It oscillates in a single longitudinal mode with a side-mode suppression ratio of 200:1 in the pumping current range of 120 mA to 220 mA. The same mode was maintained at a fixed current of 160 mA as the heat-sink temperature was varied from 9°C to 45°C. The advantages of this laser over other coupled-cavity lasers are the simplicity of fabrication, the accuracy of cavity length control, and the possibility of incorporating short-etalon sections in the coupled cavities. |
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