MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL GAINAS/GAINASP TAPERED BROAD-AREA AMPLIFIERS WITH MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED WAVE-GUIDE LENS FOR HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONS

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作者
KOYAMA, F [1 ]
LIOU, KY [1 ]
DENTAI, AG [1 ]
TANBUNEK, T [1 ]
BURRUS, CA [1 ]
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1109/68.238253
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have demonstrated a 1.48-mum tapered broad-area semiconductor laser amplifier with a monolithically integrated waveguide lens. The gain saturation characteristics of the tapered amplifier were examined. A maximum output power of 300 mW and a 3-dB saturation power of 200 mW under quasi-CW conditions were obtained from the amplifier without the wave-guide lens. Also, output power of 200 mW was obtained with a broad emission spectrum of approximately 30 nm when the device was used as a superluminescent diode. In addition, the amplified output was focused to a single lobe by the monolithically integrated aspheric waveguide lens, which may be useful for efficient coupling of the output into a single-mode fiber.
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