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Distributed feedback semiconductor laser
Assignee: Optical Measurement Technology Development Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-10-17
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2011-10-17
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/JP91/01418 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 17, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 17, 1992 PCT Filed Oct. 17, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/07401 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 30, 1992.This invention relates to a distributed feedback semiconductor laser which achieves distributed feedback by gain coupling by providing periodical changes in the thickness of the active layer (5) or the absorptive layer, and aims to achieve light distributed feedback mainly of periodical perturbation of the gain factor by diminishing the periodical perturbation of refractive index caused by the changes in the thickness of the active layer (5) or the absorptive layer. This invention is characterized by a refractive index canceling structure comprising a combination of layers (6) and (7) of different refractive indices to cancel periodical changes in refractive index caused by the periodical structure of the active layer (5) or the absorptive layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunio Tada
- 👤 Yoshiaki Nakano
- 👤 Takeshi Inoue
- 👤 Yi Luo
- 👤 Takeshi Irita
- 👤 Shin-ichi Nakajima
- 👤 Hideto Iwaoka
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-05 22:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/12; H01S5/1228; H01S5/30; H01S5/32; H01S5/323; H01S5/3235; H01S5/32391
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
In a distributed feedback semiconductor laser comprising: an active layer to generate stimulated emission, a periodical structure to give light distributed feedback of stimulated emission from the active layer, and a refractive index canceling structure to cancel the periodical changes in the refractive index caused by the periodical structure, wherein: said periodical structure is formed as corrugation on the surface of said active layer, and said refractive index canceling structure includes a lower-refractive-index layer having a refractive index which is lower than that of said active layer and provided on each of a plurality of peaks of said corrugation, and an intermediate-refractive-index layer provided in contact with said corrugation and having a refractive index higher than that of said lower-refractive-index layer and lower than that of said active layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a distributed feedback semiconductor laser comprising: an active layer to generate stimulated emission, a periodical structure to give light distributed feedback of stimulated emission from the active layer, and a refractive index canceling structure to cancel the periodical changes in the refractive index caused by the periodical structure, wherein: said periodical structure is formed as corrugation on the surface of said active layer, and said refractive index canceling structure includes a lower-refractive-index layer having a refractive index which is lower than that of said active layer and provided on each of a plurality of peaks of said corrugation, and an intermediate-refractive-index layer provided in contact with said corrugation and having a refractive index higher than that of said lower-refractive-index layer and lower than that of said active layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
The distributed feedback semiconductor laser as claimed in claim 1 wherein respective indices of the active layer, the intermediate-refractive-index layer and the lower-refractive-index layer, the depth of the corrugation and the thickness of the intermediate-refractive-index layer are determined in a manner to cancel the periodical changes of refractive index caused by said active layer and said intermediate-refractive-index layer with the periodical changes of refractive index caused by said lower-refractive-index layer and said intermediate-refractive-index
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a distributed feedback semiconductor laser comprising: an active layer to generate stimulated emission, a periodical structure to give light distributed feedback of the stimulated emission from said active layer, a refractive index canceling structure to cancel the periodical changes in refractive index caused by the periodical structure, and an absorptive layer formed near said active layer with a material which absorbs the stimulated emission generated by the active layer, and wherein: said periodical structure is formed as changes in the thickness of the absorptive layer, and said refractive index canceling structure includes a layer in a location where it can cancel the periodical changes in refractive index caused by the changes in the thickness of said absorptive layer by an adequate combination of layers of different refractive indices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a distributed feedback semiconductor laser comprising: an active layer to generate stimulated emission, a periodical structure to give light distributed feedback of the stimulated emission from said active layer, a refractive index canceling structure to cancel the periodical changes in refractive index caused by the periodical structure, and an absorptive layer formed near said active layer with a material which absorbs the stimulated emission generated by the active layer, and wherein: said periodical structure is formed as changes in the thickness of the absorptive layer, and said refractive index canceling structure includes a layer in a location where it can cancel the periodical changes in refractive index caused by the changes in the thickness of said absorptive layer by an adequate combination of layers of different refractive indices.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
92 words
The distributed feedback semiconductor laser as claimed in claim 3 wherein said layer structure for canceling the periodical changes in refractive index includes a lower-refractive-index layer whose thickness changes in the same phase as the period of the thickness of the absorptive layer and which has a refractive index lower than that of the absorptive layer, and an intermediate-refractive-index layer whose thickness changes in a phase opposite to the period of the thickness of said absorptive layer and which has a refractive index intermediate of said absorptive layer and said lower-refractive-index layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The distributed feedback semiconductor laser as claimed in claim 4 wherein the absorptive layer is arranged between the lower-refractive-index layer and the intermediate-refractive-index layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The distributed feedback semiconductor laser as claimed in claim 4 wherein the lower-refractive-index layer is arranged between the absorptive layer and the intermediate-refractive-index layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The distributed feedback semiconductor laser combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein said absorptive layer is sufficiently near said active layer to absorb the stimulated emission generated by said active layer; and wherein said periodical structure is in the area of said emission.
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