Sng. Chu et al., ELIMINATION OF LIGHT-SCATTERING FROM GRATING IRREGULARITIES BY USING A QUANTUM-WELL GRATING IN INDEX OR GAIN-COUPLED DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASERS, Applied physics letters, 63(14), 1993, pp. 1886-1888
Grating irregularities in distributed feedback (DFB) laser structures
form strong light scattering centers during lasing operation. The exis
tence of such scattering centers may possibly affect the laser reliabi
lity. We report an elimination of the light scattering centers in inde
x or gain-coupled DFB lasers using a quantum well (QW) grating under t
he active laser stripe. The improved grating quality is a result of an
inherent uniformity of the QW grating amplitude determined by a prech
aracterized QW structure as well as an improved crystalline perfection
of the overgrown InP instead of a quaternary waveguide layer in a reg
ular substrate grating structure.