InGaAs/AlGaAs quantum dot DFB lasers operatingup to 213°C

Abstract
The authors have investigated complex coupled distributed feedback lasers based on a single layer of InGaAs/GaAs self-organised quantum dots grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Metal gratings patterned laterally in a ridge waveguide laser provide feedback for singlemode operation. Threshold currents of 14 mA, differential efficiencies of 0.33 W/A and sidemode suppression ratios of > 50 dB have been obtained. Monomode operation was observed for temperatures from 20 to 213°C.