Integration of tunable DBR-lasers with waveguides for heterodyne receiver OEIC applications using selective area MOVPE

Author

Kaiser, R. ; Fidorra, F. ; Heidrich, H. ; Albrecht, P. ; Rehbein, W. ; Malchow, S. ; Schroeter-Janssen, H. ; Franke, D. ; Sztefka, G.

Author_Institution

Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany

fYear

1994

fDate

27-31 Mar 1994

Firstpage

476

Lastpage

479

Abstract

For the first time we present the integration of a tunable buried four-section DBR-laser butt coupled to a directional coupler based on semi-insulating strip loaded (InGaAsP/InP):Fe waveguides by using selective area epitaxy with large mask areas. Good planarity after the epitaxial regrowth of the waveguide layers has been achieved applying a special preparation of the laser mesa. Average coupling efficiencies of 52% and best values of 63% have been realized. The optical power of the guided light at each output port of the coupler exceeds 1 mW

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; demodulation; directional couplers; distributed feedback lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical couplers; optical receivers; semiconductor growth; semiconductor lasers; vapour phase epitaxial growth; 1 mW; 52 percent; 63 percent; InGaAsP-InP:Fe; MOVPE; OEIC; butt coupling; coupling efficiencies; directional coupler; epitaxial regrowth; heterodyne receiver; integration; laser mesa; optical power; planarity; selective area epitaxy; semi-insulating strip loaded waveguides; tunable buried four-section DBR-laser; Directional couplers; Epitaxial growth; Optical coupling; Optical mixing; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Strips; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 1994. Conference Proceedings., Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Santa Barbara, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1476-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIPRM.1994.328320

Filename

328320