Abstract
We present experimental results showing a reduction of relative intensity noise (RIN) in partly gain-coupled InGaAsP/InP multiquantum-well DFB lasers. By comparing with conventional index-coupled lasers, it is found that even a small gain-coupling improves significantly the feedback insensitivity of DFB lasers. The mechanism of the RIN reduction and the less feedback sensitivity are believed to be a combined effect of the high relaxation frequency and heavy damping rate, the stronger internal mode discrimination, the facet reflectivity immunity, and the flatter carrier distribution in the gain-coupling structure.
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