Abstract
Ultra-compact, widely-tunable and low-power InPbased four-section coupled-cavity lasers are designed and analyzed. Two Fabry–Perot cavities of unequal lengths, each containing an amplifier and a phasetuning section, are coupled together through low-loss Bragg grating. The theoretical analysis of such multisection lasers starts with calculating the poles of a linear transfer function of the entire resonator in order to obtain resonant wavelengths and wavelength-dependent threshold gains. The differential quantum efficiency and the power-current characteristics are then calculated to evaluate the laser performance. The effectiveness of the design procedure is verified by the experimental and proofof-principle demonstration using simplified three-section lasers. Devices exhibit single-mode operation with a side-mode suppression ratio of over 24 dB and tuning range of 11.2 nm. These telecom-suitable lasers can be used as on-chip local oscillators in low-power integrated optical coherent receivers.
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