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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2006.17.6.548

Effect of the Reflectivity of Both Facets and the Phase of a Phase Tuning Section on the Yield Characteristics of a Multisection Index-Coupled DFB Laser  

Kim, Tae-Young (School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Ryu, Jong-In (School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
Kim, Boo-Gyoun (School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.17, no.6, 2006 , pp. 548-555 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigate the effect of the reflectivity of both facets and the phase of a phase tuning section on the self-pulsation (SP) characteristics of multisection index-coupled (IC) DFB lasers composed of two index-coupled DFB sections and a phase tuning section between them in terms of yield. In the case of weak coupling strength, as the reflectivity of both facets increases, the effect of reflected fields from both facets and the other DFB section on the mode characteristics of one DFB section increases. Thus the number of mode hoping increases and yield decreases for the variation of phases of both facets. In the case of strong coupling strength, as the reflectivity of both facets increases, the spatial hole burning effect increases, so that the yield decreases. The maximum yield and the range of the phase of a phase tuning section with yield more than 40% decrease as the facet reflectivity increases irrespective of coupling strength. As the coupling strength increases, the variation of yield for the variation of the phase of a phase tuning section increases and the variation of the phase of a phase tuning section with the maximum yield for the variation of the reflectivity of both facets decreases. The yield characteristics of the cases with the coupling strengths of 2 and 3 are better than those with the coupling strengths of 1.2 and 4.
Keywords
Multisection DFB laser; Facet reflectivity; Facet phase; Phase of a phase tuning section; Self-Pulsation; Yield;
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