Differential gain enhancement in a quantum dash laser using strong optical injection

L. F. Lester, F. Grillot, N. A. Naderi, V. Kovanis

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Abstract

Increased differential gain is typically realized through strain, quantum confinement, or p-type doping in the active region. These methods have been applied to quantum dots or dashes to raise the differential gain with limited success because the optical gain of these low dimensional systems saturates at modest values. Instead larger differential gain can be accessed at wavelengths blue-shifted from the gain peak and close to optical transparency using the threshold shift induced by optical injection. Using these approaches, greater than 50X improvement in the differential gain has been achieved in an injection-locked QDash FP laser compared to its free-running value.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXI
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 May 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventPhysics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXI - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 4 Feb 20137 Feb 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8619
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferencePhysics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period4/02/137/02/13

Keywords

  • Semiconductor lasers
  • differential gain
  • linewidth enhancement factor
  • optical injection
  • quantum dots

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