K. Mathwig, W. Kaiser, A. Somers, J. P. Reithmaier, A. Forchel, K. Ohira, S. M. Ullah and S. Arai
DFB Lasers With Deeply Etched Vertical Grating Based on InAs–InP Quantum-Dash Structures
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 19 (2007) 264.
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Distributed feedback lasers with first-order vertical grating based on AlInGaAs-InAs-InP quantum-dash lasers were fabricated by electron beam lithography and Cl₂-Ar reactive ion etching with an electron cyclotron resonance source. Low threshold currents and single-mode operation with sidemode suppression ratios of 48 dB and a direct modulation bandwidth of 5.5 GHz were demonstrated.