Compact mode expanded lasers using resonant coupling between a 1.55-μm InGaAsP tapered active region and an underlying coupling waveguide

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1232-1234

  Saini, S S ^b   Vusirikala, V ^b   Whaley, R ^b   Johnson, F G ^a   Stone, D ^a   Dagenais, M ^a  

^a IEEE

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alignment tolerant structures; Fiber coupling; Mode expanders; Resonant coupling; Semiconductor quantum well lasers

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODES; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

ALIGNMENT TOLERANT STRUCTURES; COMPACT MODE EXPANDED LASERS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0032163489     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.705600     Document Type: Article

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