2D simulation of a buried-heterostructure tunable twin-guide DFB laser diode

L. Schneider1, T. Witzig1, W. Streiff1, W. Pfeiffer1, T. Bregy1, T. Schmidt2, W. Fichtner2
1Integrated Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
2Nortel Networks Optical Components Limited, Zurich, Switzerland

Tóm tắt

A 2D simulation of an InGaAsP-InP buried-heterostructure tunable twin-guide (TTG) DFB laser diode is performed. The device structure is optimized with respect to maximal tuning range and output power. To minimize the current leakage around the active region, a p-n-p-n current blocking region is also modeled and its effect on the laser characteristics is discussed. Good agreement between simulation and measurements is obtained.

Từ khóa

#Tunable circuits and devices #Diode lasers #Laser tuning #Optical tuning #Laser modes #Distributed feedback devices #Optical refraction #Optical scattering #Equations #Quantum well lasers

Tài liệu tham khảo

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