Title :
Improved lateral mode stability from ridge laser using self-aligned buried heterostructure defined by defect induced quantum well intermixing
Author :
Walker, C.L. ; Bryce, A.C. ; Marsh, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate improved lateral mode stability and discrimination from a novel high brightness single-mode ridge laser using defect induced quantum well intermixing to form a self-aligned buried heterostructure.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; brightness; gallium arsenide; laser modes; laser stability; quantum well lasers; ridge waveguides; waveguide lasers; GaAs; GaAs double quantum well laser; defect induced quantum well intermixing; high brightness single-mode ridge laser; improved lateral mode stability; lateral mode stability; ridge laser; self-aligned buried heterostructure; Brightness; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133930
