High-speed performance of partly gain-coupled 1.55- mu m strained-layer multiple-quantum-well DFB lasers

摘要

A partly-gain-coupled 1.55- mu m distributed feedback (DFB) laser with a strained-layer multiple-quantum-well (MQW) active region with high relaxation oscillation frequency and maximum intrinsic bandwidth of 28 GHz is reported. An effective differential gain of 1.80*10/sup -15/ cm/sup 2/ was achieved, which may be attributed to the strain effect in the MQW active region as well as the combination of the longitudinal gain/index coupling mechanism and fast lateral carrier injection from the cladding layers into the wells.