Maximum and Continuous Wavelength Tuning Ranges of a Grating External- cavity Laser Diode

The wavelength tuning ranges of a grating external-cavity laser diode (ECLD) have been studied by the equivalent cavity method. The maximum tuning range (MTR) and the continuous tuning range (CTR), which are related to the maximum and the minimum threshold carrier densities, are deduced from the threshold condition. We define a ratio of the CTR to the MTR. This ratio is only determined by the reflectivities of the external and internal facets of the ECLD. The analysis shows that there is an appropriate combination of the external and internal-cavity reflectivities to obtain a given CTR in the design of an ECLD.

Characteristic analysis of 1.06μm long-cavity diode lasers based on asymmetric waveguide structures

In long-cavity edge-emitting diode lasers,longitudinal spatial hole burning(LSHB),two-photon ab⁃sorption(TPA)and free carrier absorption(FCA)are among the key factors that affect the linear increase in out⁃put power at high injection currents.In this paper,a simplified numerical analysis model is proposed for 1.06μm long-cavity diode lasers by combining TPA and FCA losses with one-dimensional(1D)rate equations.The ef⁃fects of LSHB,TPA and FCA on the output characteristics are systematically analyzed,and it is proposed that ad⁃justing the front facet reflectivity and the position of the quantum well(QW)in the waveguide layer can improve the front facet output power.

An injection-locking diode laser at 671 nm with a wide tuning range up to 6 GHz

We present a compact injection-locking diode laser module to generate 671 nm laser light with a high output power up to 150 m W.The module adopts a master-slave injection-locking scheme,and the injection-locking state is monitored using the transmission spectrum from a Fabry-Perot interferometer.Beat frequency spectrum measurement shows that the injection-locked slave laser has no other frequency components within the 150-MHz detection bandwidth.It is found that without additional electronic feedback,the slave laser can follow the master laser over a wide range of 6 GHz.All the elements of the module are commercially available,which favors fast construction of a complete 671-nm laser system for the preparation of cold^(6)Li atoms with only one research-grade diode laser as the seeding source.

975 nm multimode semiconductor lasers with high-order Bragg diffraction gratings

The 975 nm multimode diode lasers with high-order surface Bragg diffraction gratings have been simulated and calcu-lated using the 2D finite difference time domain(FDTD)algorithm and the scattering matrix method(SMM).The periods and etch depth of the grating parameters have been optimized.A board area laser diode(BA-LD)with high-order diffraction grat-ings has been designed and fabricated.At output powers up to 10.5 W,the measured spectral width of full width at half maxi-mum(FWHM)is less than 0.5 nm.The results demonstrate that the designed high-order surface gratings can effectively nar-row the spectral width of multimode semiconductor lasers at high output power.

Fiber Coupling of Laser Diode Bar to M ultimode Fiber Array

A piece of multimode optical fiber with a low num er ical aperture (NA) is used as an inexpensive microlens to collimate the output r adiation of a laser diode bar in the high numerical aperture (NA) direction.The emissions of the laser diode bar are coupled into multimode fiber array.The radi ation from individual ones of emitter regions is optically coupled into individu al ones of fiber array.Total coupling efficiency and fiber output power are 75% and 15W,respectively.

Quantitative Moisture Measurement with a Cavity Ring-down Spectrometer using Telecom Diode Lasers

Moisture measurement is of great needs in semiconductor industry, combustion diagnosis, meteorology, and atmospheric studies. We present an optical hygrometer based on cavity ring-down spectroscopy （CRDS）. By using different absorption lines of H20 in the 1.56 and 1.36 gm regions, we are able to determine the relative concentration （mole fraction） of water vapor from a few percent down to the 10-12 level. The quantitative accuracy is examined by comparing the CRDS hygrometer with a commercial chilled-mirror dew-point meter. The high sensitivity of the CRDS instrument allows a water detection limit of 8 pptv.

Material Growth and Device Fabrication of GaN-Based Blue-Violet Laser Diodes

Studies on first GaN-based blue-violet laser diodes(LDs) in China mainland are reported.High quality GaN materials as well as GaN-based quantum wells laser structures are grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition method.The X-ray double-crystal diffraction rocking curve measurements show the full-width half maximum of 180″ and 185″ for (0002) symmetric reflection and (10 12) skew reflection,respectively.A room temperature mobility of 850cm2/(V·s) is obtained for a 3μm thick GaN film.Gain guided and ridge geometry waveguide laser diodes are fabricated with cleaved facet mirrors at room temperature under pulse current injection.The lasing wavelength is 405 9nm.A threshold current density of 5kA/cm2 and an output light power over 100mW are obtained for ridge geometry waveguide laser diodes.

Material Growth and Device Fabrication of GaAs Based 1.3μm GaInNAs Quantum Well Laser Diodes

Material growth and device fabrication of the first 1.3μm quantum well （QW） edge emitting laser diodes in China are reported. Through the optimization of the molecular beam epitaxy （MBE） growth conditions and the tuning of the indium and nitrogen composition of the GalnNAs QWs, the emission wavelengths of the QWs can be tuned to 1.3μm. Ridge geometry waveguide laser diodes are fabricated. The lasing wavelength is 1.3μm under continuous current injection at room temperature with threshold current of 1kA/cm^2 for the laser diode structures with the cleaved facet mirrors. The output light power over 30mW is obtained.

1.3μm InGaAs/InAs/GaAs Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Laser Diode Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

The growth of multi-layer InGaAs/InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots （QDs） by molecular beam epitaxy （MBE） is investigated,and a QD laser diode lasing at 1.33μm in continuous operation mode at room temperature is reported. The full width at half maximum of the band edge emitting peaks of the photoluminescence （PL） spectra at room temperature is less than 35meV for most of the multi-layer QD samples,revealing good,reproducible MBE growth conditions. Moreover,atomic force microscopy images show that the QD surface density can be controlled in the range from 1×10^10 to 7 ×10^10 cm^-2 . The best PL properties are obtained at a QD surface density of about 4×10^10cm^-2. Edge emitting lasers containing 3 and 5 stacked QD layers as the active layer lasing at room temperature in continuous wave operation mode are reported.

High Power 808nm AlGaAs/GaAs Quantum Well Laser Diodes with Broad Waveguide

The 808nm laser diodes with a broad waveguide are designed and fabricated.The thickness of the Al_ 0.35 - Ga_ 0.65 As waveguide is increased to 0.9μm.In order to suppress the super modes,the thickness of the Al_ 0.55 Ga_ 0.45 As cladding layers is reduced to only 0.7μm while keeping the transverse radiation losses of the fundamental mode below 0.2cm -1 .The structures are grown by metal organic chemical vapour deposition.The devices show excellent performances.The maximum output power of 10.2W in the 100μm broad-area laser diodes is obtained.

Monolithically Integrated Laser Diode and Electroabsorption Modulator with Dual-Waveguide Spot-Size Converter Output

A 1.60μm laser diode and electroabsorption modulator monolithically integrated with a novel dual-waveguide spot-size converter output for low-loss coupling to a cleaved single-mode optical fiber are demonstrated.The devices emit in a single transverse and quasi single longitudinal mode with an SMSR of 25.6dB.These devices exhibit a 3dB modulation bandwidth of 15.0GHz,and modulator DC extinction ratios of 16.2dB.The output beam divergence angles of the spot-size converter in the horizontal and vertical directions are as small as 7.3°×18.0°,respectively,resulting in a 3.0dB coupling loss with a cleaved single-mode optical fiber.

Implementation of a DC-10Mb/s 0.5μm CMOS Laser Diode Driver

A DC-10Mb/s laser diode driver,compatible with TTL and CMOS levels,is presented. The optical power corresponding to‘1＇ and ‘0＇ can be set independently with resistors off-chip and stabilized with a closed loop. A novel peak-to- peak optical power monitor and stabilization mechanism is introduced. The circuit, fabricated in a CSMC 0. 5μm mixed signal CMOS process, can provide 120mA maximum drive current and 0. 6dB extinction ration fluctuation over - 20 ＋ 80℃ ,which is independent of input pattern.

0.6μm CMOS Laser Diode Driver for Optical Access Networks

Using native CMOS technology,EDA tool,and adopting full-custom design methodology,a laser diode driver for the use of STM-1 and STM-4 optical access network,is realized by CSMC-HJ 0.6μm CMOS technology to modulate laser diodes at 155Mb/s (STM-1),622Mb/s (STM-4) with adjustable modulation current from 0 to 50mA for an equivalent 50Ω load.The maximum modulation voltage is over 2.5V pp corresponding to a 3V DC bias for output stage.The time range of rise and fall from 360ps to 471ps is measured from the output voltage pulse.The RMS jitter is no more than 30ps for four bit rates.The power consumption is less than 410mW under a power supply voltage of 5V.According to the experimental results,the laser diode driver achieves the same level as their counterparts worldwide.

1.55μm Laser Diode Monolithically Integrated with Spot-Size Converter Using Conventional Process

A novel 1 55μm laser diode with spot size converter is designed and fabricated using conventional photolithography and chemical wet etching process.For the laser diode,a ridge double core structure is employed.For the spot size converter,a buried ridge double core structure is incorporated.The laterally tapered active core is designed and optically combined with the thin and wide passive core to control the size of mode.The laser diode threshold current is measured to be 40mA together with high slop efficiency of 0 35W/A.The beam divergence angles in the horizontal and vertical directions are as small as 14 89°×18 18°,respectively,resulting in low coupling losses with a cleaved optical fiber (3dB loss).

High-Power Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes Emitting at 820nm

By etching a second-order grating directly into the Al-free optical waveguide region of a ridgewaveguide（RW） AlGaInAs/AlGaAs distributed feedback（DFB） laser diode,a front facet output power of 30mW is obtained at about 820nm with a single longitudinal mode. The Al-free grating surface permits the re-growth of a high-quality cladding layer that yields excellent device performance. The threshold current of these laser diodes is 57mA,and the slope efficiency is about 0.32mW/mA.

Temperature Distribution in Ridge Structure InGaN Laser Diodes and Its Influence on Device Characteristics

Time-dependent thermal simulation of ridge-geometry InGaN laser diodes is carried out with a two-dimensional model. A high temperature in the waveguide layer and a large temperature step between the regions under and outside the ridge are generated due to the poor thermal conductivity of the sapphire substrate and the large threshold current and voltage. The temperature step is thought to have a strong influence on the characteristics of the laser diodes. Time-resolved measurements of light-current curves,spectra, and the far-field pattern of the InGaN laser diodes under pulsed operation are performed. The results show that the thermal lensing effect improves the confinement of the higher order modes and leads to a lower threshold current and a higher slope efficiency of the device while the high temperature in the active layer results in a drastic decrease in the slope efficiency.

A 10 Gb/s laser diode driver in 0.35 μm SiGe BiCMOS technology

This paper discusses the design of a 10 Gb/s laser diode driver implemented in SiGe BiCMOS technology. The laser diode driver is composed of an input buffer, a predriver circuit and an output current switch stage. With the current mode logic （CML） structure, the input buffer and the predriver circuit have the capability of transmission and amplification of high speed data. By employing MOS-HBT cascode structure as the output stage, the laser diode driver exhibits very high speed and efficiency working at the 10 Gb/s data rate. The core circuit is operated under a 3. 3 V supply, while the output stage is operated under 5.5 V for sufficient headroom across the laser diode. The chip occupies a die area of 600 μm × 800μm. Measurements on chip show clear electrical eye diagrams over 10 Gb/s, which can well meet the specifications defined by SDH STM64/SONET OC192 and a 10 Gb/s Ethemet eye mask. Under a 5. 5 V supply voltage, the maximum output swing is 3.0 V with a 50 12 load （the corresponding modulation current is 60 mA）, and the total power dissipation is 660 mW.

Gain Switch of an AlGaInP Red Light Semiconductor Laser Diode

We solve the single mode coupled rate equations by computer,simulate the behavior of a gain switch of an AlGaInP red light semiconductor laser diode,and find the characteristic of FWHM of pulses changing with the amplitude of modulation signal, the bias current, and the modulated frequency. On this basis, we conduct experiments. The experiment results accord with the simulations well.

Measurement of 3db Bandwidth of Laser Diode Chips

An accurate technique for measuring the frequency response of semiconductor laser diode chips is proposed and experimentally demonstrated.The effects of test jig parasites can be completely removed in the measurement by a new calibration method.In theory,the measuring range of the measurement system is only determined by the measuring range of the instruments network analyzer and photo detector.Diodes' bandwidth of 7 5GHz and 10GHz is measured.The results reveal that the method is feasible and comparing with other method,it is more precise and easier to use.

GaN-based blue laser diode with 6.0 W of output power under continuous-wave operation at room temperature

In this work,we reported the room-temperature continuous-wave operation of 6.0 W GaN-based blue laser diode(LD),and its stimulated emission wavelength is around 442 nm.The GaN-based high power blue LD is grown on a c-plane GaN substrate by metal organic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD),and the width and length of the ridge waveguide structure are 30 and 1200μm,respectively.The threshold current is about 400 mA,and corresponding threshold current density is 1.1 kA/cm2.