Abstract
Monolithic twin-ridge laterally coupled diode lasers emitting at 1.3 μm are presented that have a small-signal modulation bandwidth beyond the relaxation oscillation frequency of a single ridge. Spectra and spectrally resolved far fields are presented for three bias conditions: only one ridge lasing, both ridges lasing just above threshold, and both ridges lasing at biases well above threshold. In the first two cases the spectrum has single-peaked longitudinal modes, whereas the third cases shows splitting to in-phase and out-of-phase modes. The splitting frequency of the optical spectrum is measured to be 7.7 GHz. Small-signal modulation measurements reveal a strong resonance at 7.7 GHz, demonstrating an effect of lateral mode locking. As a result of this effect, the twin-ridge laser can be made to have a -3-dB bandwidth beyond that associated with its relaxation oscillation frequency.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-305 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |