High-power operation of a ridge-waveguide AlGaAs/GaAs distributed feedback laser

13 March 1986

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 22 (6) , 310-312
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19860213

Abstract

We report high-power continuous-wave operation of a ridge-waveguide AlGaAs/GaAs distributed feedback laser as high as 40 mW. It was realised by an appropriate design of a ridge structure and by facet coatings.

Keywords

SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
RIDGE STRUCTURE
RIDGE-WAVEGUIDE
DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASER
DESIGN
UP TO 40 MW
ALGAAS/GAAS