Title :
Suppressed relaxation-oscillation dynamics in a DFB laser monolithically integrated with weak optical feedback
Author :
Lenstra, D. ; D´Agostino, D. ; Ambrosius, H.P.M.M. ; Smit, M.K.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a laser which operates under weak optical feedback, showing two broad regions of operation without relaxation-oscillation induced instabilities and where high side-mode suppression above 40 dB is maintained, irrespective of the feedback phase.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; laser feedback; laser modes; semiconductor optical amplifiers; feedback phase; monolithically integrated DFB laser; side-mode suppression; suppressed relaxation-oscillation dynamics; weak optical feedback; Circuit stability; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser stability; Optical device fabrication; Optical feedback; Stability analysis; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
