Abstract
The degradation of the side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) in a monolithically integrated distributed feedback laser and semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) cavity is investigated. An expression is derived that gives the degradation of the SMSR in the case of a perfectly antireflection-coated SOA facet. The amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) backcoupling can have dramatic effects and degrade the SMSR of single-mode devices to unacceptable levels.
Original language | English |
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Journal | IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 871-877 |
ISSN | 0018-9197 |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |