1.5-μm InGaAsP-InP slab-coupled optical waveguide lasers

Author

Plant, J.J. ; Juodawlkis, P.W. ; Huang, R.K. ; Donnelly, J.P. ; Missaggia, L.J. ; Ray, K.G.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA

Volume

17

Issue

4

fYear

2005

fDate

4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

735

Lastpage

737

Abstract

We report the demonstration of high-power semiconductor slab-coupled optical waveguide lasers (SCOWLs) operating at a wavelength of 1.5 μm. The lasers operate with large (4×8 μm diameter) fundamental mode and produce output power in excess of 800 mW. These structures have very low loss (/spl sim/0.5 cm/sup -1/) enabling centimeter-long devices for efficient heat removal. The large fundamental mode allows 55% butt-coupling efficiency to standard optical fiber (SMF-28). Comparisons are made between SCOWL structures having nominal 4- and 5-μm-thick waveguides.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser modes; optical fibre couplers; optical losses; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; 1.5 mum; 4 mum; 5 mum; 8 mum; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP-InP slab-coupled lasers; butt-coupling efficiency; centimeter-long devices; fundamental mode; heat removal; high-power lasers; low loss structures; optical waveguide lasers; semiconductor lasers; standard optical fiber; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide lasers; 1.5-; high-power diode lasers; semiconductor lasers; single-mode lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.843930

Filename

1411859