High-Power Monolithic Two-Mode DFB Laser Diodes for the Generation of THz Radiation

We have devolved 1064 nm high-power monolithic distributed feedback lasers which operate simultaneously on two longitudinal modes. These modes correspond to the fundamental and first-order lateral mode and arise from a 7.5 mum width ridge waveguide supporting both of them. They are further stabilized by a first-order grating built into an InGaP/GaAs/InGaP multilayer structure. The threshold current of the laser is 66 mA, the slope efficiency is 0.5 W/A, and an output power of ~500 mW is reached. Detailed investigations of the intensity distribution of lateral and vertical far fields and the spectral behavior are shown. The longitudinal mode spacing at 260 mW is 0.56 nm corresponding to approximately 150 GHz. THz generation is demonstrated by mixing the two-line laser emission in a LT-GaAsSb photomixer.

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