Dephased index and gain coupling in distributed feedback lasers

Autor: M.P. Sharma, A. Gavrielides, D. A. Cardimona, Vassilios Kovanis
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 31:60-66
ISSN: 0018-9197
DOI: 10.1109/3.341708
Popis: In this paper, we study the reflection coefficient of a periodic Bragg reflecting structure in which there exists both an index-of-refraction grating as well as a gain grating. Most past studies have assumed that these two gratings were in phase with each other. In the present work we investigate the effects that arise when a phase shift is purposely introduced between the two gratings. We use a normal coupled-wave analysis to calculate the reflection coefficient as a function of the detuning away from the Bragg frequency when this grating phase difference is varied from 0 to 2/spl pi/. We find particular phase difference values for which essentially a single-line reflection coefficient results, which in turn should produce narrow-band, single-mode operation of any device utilizing this Bragg structure for distributed feedback purposes. >
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