Inverse scattering approach to multiwavelength Fabry-Pérot laser design

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S. O'Brien,¹ S. Osborne,¹ K. Buckley,¹ R. Fehse,¹ A. Amann,¹ E. P. O'Reilly,¹ L. P. Barry,² P. Anandarajah,² J. Patchell,³ and J. O'Gorman³
¹Tyndall National Institute, University College, Lee Maltings, Cork, Ireland
²RINCE, School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
³Eblana Photonics, Trinity College Enterprise Centre, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Received 10 May 2006; published 14 December 2006

Aclass of multiwavelength Fabry-Pérot lasers is introduced where the spectrumis tailored through a patterning of the cavity effective index.The cavity geometry is obtained using an inverse scattering approachand can be designed such that the spacing of discreteFabry-Pérot lasing modes is limited only by the bandwidth ofthe inverted gain medium. A specific two-color semiconductor laser witha mode spacing in the THz region is designed, andmeasurements are presented demonstrating the simultaneous oscillation of the twowavelengths. The nonperiodic effective index profile of the particular two-colordevice considered is shown to be related to a Moiréor superstructure grating.

URL:	http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.74.063814
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevA.74.063814
PACS:	42.55.Px; 42.60.Da; 85.60.Bt 42.55.Px Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes 42.60.Da Laser resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings 85.60.Bt Optoelectronic device characterization, design, and modeling YEAR: 2006
KEYWORDS:	semiconductor lasers, Fabry-Perot resonators, laser cavity resonators, laser modes

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