INGAAS-GAAS-ALGAAS GAIN-GUIDED ARRAYS OPERATING IN THE IN-PHASE FUNDAMENTAL ARRAY MODE

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BEERNINK, KJ [1 ]
ALWAN, JJ [1 ]
COLEMAN, JJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,MAT RES LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
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10.1063/1.103780
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We compare the operation of single-stripe gain-guided InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs strained-layer quantum well heterostructure lasers emitting at wavelengths > 1.0-mu-m to five-element gain-guided arrays with 8-mu-m stripe width and center-to-center spacings S from 14 to 30-mu-m. Arrays with large interelement spacings exhibit a twin-lobed far-field pattern corresponding to the highest order supermode with 180-degrees phase shift between adjacent elements. Devices with smaller interelement spacing exhibit a single lobe in the far field suggestive of in-phase operation. Pulsed L-I characteristics show kink-free operation of arrays with S = 15-mu-m to 730 mW per uncoated facet at 1.8 A.
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