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Semiconductor laser is one of the most critical components in the field of modern communication. Research and development of single-mode semiconductor laser with high stability, high power, high beam quality and narrow line width is an important research area in this field. In this paper, A novel edge-emitting semiconductor laser diode structure is proposed. In the structure an active multimode interference waveguide structure serves as a main gain region. To modulate the longitudinal mode of the laser, a gain-coupled distributed feedback(DFB) laser based on high order surface gain coupled grating is introduced into the structure as well. The novel structure is then fabricated and compared with an conventional DFB laser. The experimental results show that higher slope efficiency and output power are achieved with the proposed structure than those with the conventional distributed feedback semiconductor lasers. The novel structure is also compared with conventional MMI laser with only Fabry-Parot(FP) cavity. The result shows that the proposed structure has higher beam quality and better stability than the FP cavity multimode interference waveguide lasers. To enhance the gain contrast in the quantum wells without introducing the effective index-coupled effect, the groove length and depth are well designed. Our device provides a single longitudinal mode with the maximum CW output power up to 53.8 mW/facet at 981.21 nm and 400 mA without facet coating, 3 dB linewidth < 13.6 pm, and SMSR > 32 dB. Optical bistable characteristic is observed with a threshold current difference. Meanwhile, by using high-order distribution feedback grating formed by shallow surface etching in the process of chip design and fabrication, the proposed structure of laser diode can realize regrowth freely and only micron-scale precision i-line lithography is required. Such a structure with simple fabrication process and low manufacturing cost has great potential for commercial mass production.
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Keywords:
- distributed feedback grating /
- active multimode interference waveguide /
- edgeemitting semiconductor laser diode
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图 1 结合了增益耦合式DFB光栅的有源MMI激光芯片的结构示意图
Figure 1. Schematic of an active MMI laser chip with gain coupled DFB grating.
图 5 利用PICS 3D仿真的一个周期内的载流子分布情况
Figure 5. Simulation results of carrier distribution in one period using PICS 3D.
图 6 量子阱上载流子浓度在两个光栅周期内的分布情况
Figure 6. Distribution of carrier concentration on quantum well in two grating period.
图 8 利用MODE Solution软件仿真的1X1的MMI结构内的光场分布
Figure 8. Simulation results of light field distribution in 1X1 MMI structure using MODE Solution software.
图 9 利用COMSOL MultiPhysics仿真的脊型波导内的二维光场模式分布
Figure 9. 2D optical field mode distribution of ridge waveguide structure using Comsol Multiphysics.
图 10 DFB增益耦合光栅部分的制备工艺流程
Figure 10. Schematic processing flow of gain coupled DFB laser diode.
图 11 (a) DFB增益耦合光栅的俯视扫描电镜图像; (b) DFB增益耦合光栅的纵向截面扫描电镜图像; (c) 经过C-mount封装的增益耦合式DFB光栅MMI激光器的照片
Figure 11. (a) Overlooking SEM image of gain coupled DFB grating; (b) SEM image of longitude cross-section view of gain coupled DFB grating; (c) photo image of C-mounted MMI plus DFB laser diode.
图 12 DFB + MMI激光器结构在连续电流工作状态下的功率-电流输出特性
Figure 12. P-I output characterization curve of MMI plus DFB laser diode under the condition of continuous current operation.
图 13 FP腔的MMI激光器(a), 窄脊型DFB激光器(b)和MMI + DFB激光器(c)的光谱图
Figure 13. Measured spectrum of MMI with FP cavity laser (a), Stripe DFB laser (b) and MMI plus DFB laser (c).
图 14 FP腔的MMI激光器(a), 窄脊型DFB激光器(b)和MMI + DFB激光器的远场分布(c)
Figure 14. Measured far field intensity of MMI with FP cavity laser (a), stripe DFB laser (b) and (c) MMI plus DFB laser.
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[24] Soldano L B, Pennings E C M 1995 J. Light. Technol. 13 615
Google Scholar
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