Using beam propagation method (BPM), key optical design parameters of InP/AlGaInAs multiple quantumwell (MQW) ring laser were numerically analyzed. The influences of waveguide dimensions, curvature radiusand gap s...Using beam propagation method (BPM), key optical design parameters of InP/AlGaInAs multiple quantumwell (MQW) ring laser were numerically analyzed. The influences of waveguide dimensions, curvature radiusand gap size on the coupling efficiency were discussed. An InP/AlGaInAs MQW ring laser with radius of 350 μm wasdesigned and realized. The experimental results show that the designed device, lasing at 1 563.2 nm with side modesuppression ratio higher than 20 dB, exhibited unidirectional bistability between the clockwise and counterclockwisemodes.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61106052)
文摘Using beam propagation method (BPM), key optical design parameters of InP/AlGaInAs multiple quantumwell (MQW) ring laser were numerically analyzed. The influences of waveguide dimensions, curvature radiusand gap size on the coupling efficiency were discussed. An InP/AlGaInAs MQW ring laser with radius of 350 μm wasdesigned and realized. The experimental results show that the designed device, lasing at 1 563.2 nm with side modesuppression ratio higher than 20 dB, exhibited unidirectional bistability between the clockwise and counterclockwisemodes.