Improvement of the Kink-free Operation in Ridge-waveguide Laser Diodes Due to Coupling of the Optical Field to the Metal Layers Outside the Ridge

Buda, Manuela; Fu, Lan; Josyula, L; Jagadish, Chennupati; Tan, Hark Hoe

Improvement of the Kink-free Operation in Ridge-waveguide Laser Diodes Due to Coupling of the Optical Field to the Metal Layers Outside the Ridge

Date

2003

Authors

Buda, Manuela

Fu, Lan

Josyula, L

Jagadish, Chennupati

Tan, Hark Hoe

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

The kink-free output power in 980-nm emitting laser diodes can be increased by 30%-50% in ridge-waveguide devices when the thickness of the oxide is decreased such that the optical field is allowed to interact with the lossy Ti-PtAu metallization outside