Distributed feedback InGaN/GaN laser diodes

Thomas J. Slight; Scott Watson; Amit Yadav; Szymon Grzanka; Szymon Stanczyk; Kevin E. Docherty; Edik Rafailov; Piotr Perlin; Steve Najda; Mike Leszczyński; Anthony E. Kelly

doi:10.1117/12.2285632

23 February 2018 Distributed feedback InGaN/GaN laser diodes

Thomas J. Slight, Scott Watson, Amit Yadav, Szymon Grzanka, Szymon Stanczyk, Kevin E. Docherty, Edik Rafailov, Piotr Perlin, Steve Najda, Mike Leszczyński, Anthony E. Kelly

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Proceedings Volume 10532, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices XIII; 1053219 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2285632
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We have realised InGaN/GaN distributed feedback laser diodes emitting at a single wavelength in the 42X nm wavelength range. Laser diodes based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) are useful devices in a wide range of applications including atomic spectroscopy, data storage and optical communications. To fully exploit some of these application areas there is a need for a GaN laser diode with high spectral purity, e.g. in atomic clocks, where a narrow line width blue laser source can be used to target the atomic cooling transition. Previously, GaN DFB lasers have been realised using buried or surface gratings. Buried gratings require complex overgrowth steps which can introduce epi-defects. Surface gratings designs, can compromise the quality of the p-type contact due to dry etch damage and are prone to increased optical losses in the grating regions. In our approach the grating is etched into the sidewall of the ridge. Advantages include a simpler fabrication route and design freedom over the grating coupling strength.Our intended application for these devices is cooling of the Sr+ ion and for this objective the laser characteristics of SMSR, linewidth, and power are critical. We investigate how these characteristics are affected by adjusting laser design parameters such as grating coupling coefficient and cavity length.

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Thomas J. Slight, Scott Watson, Amit Yadav, Szymon Grzanka, Szymon Stanczyk, Kevin E. Docherty, Edik Rafailov, Piotr Perlin, Steve Najda, Mike Leszczyński, and Anthony E. Kelly "Distributed feedback InGaN/GaN laser diodes", Proc. SPIE 10532, Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices XIII, 1053219 (23 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2285632

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