2-SECTION GAIN-LEVERED TUNABLE DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASER WITH ACTIVETUNING SECTION

Authors
GRIFFEL G LANG RJ YARIV A
Citation
G. Griffel et al., 2-SECTION GAIN-LEVERED TUNABLE DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASER WITH ACTIVETUNING SECTION, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 30(1), 1994, pp. 15-18
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
15 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1994)30:1<15:2GTDLW>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A composite cavity semiconductor laser structure that consists of two active (gain) sections is analyzed. One of the sections has a grating corrugation, while the other is flat. The operation of the device is e nhanced by utilizing the gain-lever effect. A round-trip analysis is c ombined with the rate equations pertinent for this structure to study the characteristics of the device. The performance of the device is co mpared to that of a similar case without the gain lever. It is shown t hat, utilizing the gain-lever effect, improved operation in terms of t uning range, modulation efficiency, and output power control can be ob tained.