Design and characterisation of multi-mode interference reflector lasers for integrated photonics

Albeladi, F. T., Gillgrass, S., Nabialek, J., Mishra, P., Forrest, R., Albiladi, T. R., Allford, C. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3798-9014, Deng, H., Tang, M., Liu, H-Y, Shutts, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6751-7790 and Smowton, P. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-4842 2023. Design and characterisation of multi-mode interference reflector lasers for integrated photonics. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 56 (38) , 384001. 10.1088/1361-6463/acdb80

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Abstract

InAs quantum dot ridge waveguide lasers comprising single-port multi-mode-interference-reflectors (MMIR) and single-cleaved reflectors are designed, fabricated, and characterised, to demonstrate capability for optoelectronic-integrated-circuits. Simulations of an MMIR show high values of fundamental mode reflectivity ( >80%) and good selectivity against higher order modes. Deep-etched MMIR lasers fabricated with 0.5 mm long cavities have a threshold current of 24 mA, compared to 75 mA for standard Fabry–Perot cleaved–cleaved FP-RWG lasers of the same length, both at 25 °C, and 56 mA compared to 102 mA at 55 °C. MMIR lasers exhibit stable ground state operation up to 50 °C and show promise as small footprint sources for integrated photonics.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, Type: cc-by
Publisher:	IOP Publishing
ISSN:	0022-3727
Funders:	EPSRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 June 2023
Date of Acceptance:	5 June 2023
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 02:20
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/160476

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