Abstract
For an erbium-doped DBR planar waveguide laser, the impact of
internal waveguide losses on the grating design have been studied
using a numerical model. The results show that laser performance
is strongly dependent on the modulation strength and the length of
the gratings, and that there exsists and optimal value of the
modulation strength for a given length of the gratings. Using this
information we show that it is possible to design an asymmetric
DBR laser that emits all the output power in one direction
only.OCIS codes: (140.3500) Lasers, erbium, (230.1480) Bragg
reflectors.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics (TOPS) |
Publisher | OSA |
Publication date | 1999 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |