InAs-InAlGaAs quantum dot DFB lasers based on InP [001]

The InAs-InAlGaAs quantum dot (QD) lasers with the InAlGaAs-InAlAs material system were fabricated on distributed feedback (DFB) grating structures on InP (001). The single-mode operation of InAs-InAlGaAs QD DFB lasers in continuous-wave mode was successfully achieved at the emission wavelength of 1.564 mum at room temperature. This is the first observation on the InP-based QD lasers operating around the emission wavelength window of 1.55 mum. The threshold current density of the InAs-InAlGaAs QD DFB laser with a cavity length of 1 mm and a ridge width of 3 mum, in which one of the cleaved facets was coated with 95% high-reflection, was 1.23 kA/cm2 (176 A/cm2 for single QD layer). The sidemode suppression ratio value of the QD DFB laser was as high as 42 dB at the driving current of 100 mA

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