• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 8, 1550 (2021)
Bozhang Dong1、*, Jianan Duan1、7, Heming Huang1, Justin C. Norman2、3, Kenichi Nishi4, Keizo Takemasa4, Mitsuru Sugawara4, John E. Bowers2、3、5, and Frédéric Grillot1、6
Author Affiliations
  • 1LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 19 Place Marguerite Perey, 91120 Palaiseau, France
  • 2Institute for Energy Efficiency, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 3Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 4QD Laser, Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0855, Japan
  • 5Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 6Center for High Technology Materials, University of New-Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
  • 7Current address: State Key Laboratory on Tunable Laser Technology, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.421285 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Bozhang Dong, Jianan Duan, Heming Huang, Justin C. Norman, Kenichi Nishi, Keizo Takemasa, Mitsuru Sugawara, John E. Bowers, Frédéric Grillot. Dynamic performance and reflection sensitivity of quantum dot distributed feedback lasers with large optical mismatch[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(8): 1550 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Light-current characteristics with temperature ranging from 15°C to 55°C. (b) Threshold current (burgundy) and external efficiency (jade) as a function of temperature.
    Fig. 1. (a) Light-current characteristics with temperature ranging from 15°C to 55°C. (b) Threshold current (burgundy) and external efficiency (jade) as a function of temperature.
    Optical spectra of the QD DFB laser from 15°C to 55°C (2×Ith).
    Fig. 2. Optical spectra of the QD DFB laser from 15°C to 55°C (2×Ith).
    Temperature-dependent (a) DFB wavelength (burgundy), optical gain peak (jade), (b) optical wavelength detuning (gray), and side-mode suppression ratio (emerald).
    Fig. 3. Temperature-dependent (a) DFB wavelength (burgundy), optical gain peak (jade), (b) optical wavelength detuning (gray), and side-mode suppression ratio (emerald).
    (a) Measured RIN spectra at several bias currents at 20°C. (b) Extracted damping factor γ as a function of the squared relaxation oscillation frequency fRO2 at 20°C (jade) and at 55°C (burgundy). (c) Tendency of K-factor versus the temperature; Tm is marked by the black dashed line.
    Fig. 4. (a) Measured RIN spectra at several bias currents at 20°C. (b) Extracted damping factor γ as a function of the squared relaxation oscillation frequency fRO2 at 20°C (jade) and at 55°C (burgundy). (c) Tendency of K-factor versus the temperature; Tm is marked by the black dashed line.
    (a) Optical spectra around the DFB mode and the modulation sidebands of the DFB laser operating at 2×Ith under 55°C. The spectra obtained for four different optical delays are normalized to the main lobes. (b) Effective α factor in different operation conditions. Tm is marked by the black dashed line.
    Fig. 5. (a) Optical spectra around the DFB mode and the modulation sidebands of the DFB laser operating at 2×Ith under 55°C. The spectra obtained for four different optical delays are normalized to the main lobes. (b) Effective α factor in different operation conditions. Tm is marked by the black dashed line.
    Experimental setup used for the long-delay coherent external optical feedback measurement. ISO, optical isolator; PD, photodiode; PC, polarization controller; VOA, variable optical attenuator.
    Fig. 6. Experimental setup used for the long-delay coherent external optical feedback measurement. ISO, optical isolator; PD, photodiode; PC, polarization controller; VOA, variable optical attenuator.
    RF spectra and optical spectra in different rext conditions, when the DFB laser operates at [(a) and (e)] 2×Ith and [(b) and (f)] 6×Ith at 25°C. Corresponding power mapping of the RF and optical spectra as a function of rext [(c) and (g)] at 2×Ith and [(d) and (h)] at 6×Ith.
    Fig. 7. RF spectra and optical spectra in different rext conditions, when the DFB laser operates at [(a) and (e)] 2×Ith and [(b) and (f)] 6×Ith at 25°C. Corresponding power mapping of the RF and optical spectra as a function of rext [(c) and (g)] at 2×Ith and [(d) and (h)] at 6×Ith.
    (a), (b) RF spectra and optical spectra in different rext conditions, when the DFB laser operates at 6×Ith at 55°C. (c), (d) Corresponding power mapping of the RF and optical spectra as a function of rext.
    Fig. 8. (a), (b) RF spectra and optical spectra in different rext conditions, when the DFB laser operates at 6×Ith at 55°C. (c), (d) Corresponding power mapping of the RF and optical spectra as a function of rext.
    Critical feedback level rcrit associated with the onset of coherence collapse (CC) operation under different operation conditions. Tm is marked by the black dashed line.
    Fig. 9. Critical feedback level rcrit associated with the onset of coherence collapse (CC) operation under different operation conditions. Tm is marked by the black dashed line.
    Reference [39][40][41][19]
    SubstrateGaAsGaAsGaAsSiSi
    Ith (mA)9.39.214.014.023.0
    Lcav (mm)0.750.3-0.40.40.581.35
    K (ns)2.900.900.680.921.70
    f3dB,max (GHz)3.09.913.19.75.2
    Table 1. Modulation Dynamic Performance between InAs QD Lasers Grown on GaAs and on Si Substrate at Room Temperature
    Bozhang Dong, Jianan Duan, Heming Huang, Justin C. Norman, Kenichi Nishi, Keizo Takemasa, Mitsuru Sugawara, John E. Bowers, Frédéric Grillot. Dynamic performance and reflection sensitivity of quantum dot distributed feedback lasers with large optical mismatch[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(8): 1550
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