Title :
Analysis of scattering loss and effective index step in asymmetric cladding surface etched distributed bragg reflector lasers
Author :
Price, R.K. ; Elarde, V.C. ; Coleman, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Micro & Nano Technol. Lab., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Abstract :
The relationship between the physical fabrication of asymmetric cladding surface etched DBR structures and the resulting optical characteristics are characterized. The effective index step and DBR scattering loss for these structures is determined.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; etching; light scattering; optical fibre cladding; asymmetric cladding surface etching; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; effective index step; scattering loss; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Etching; Gratings; Laser tuning; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627703
