Integrated Four-Wavelength DFB Diode Laser Array for Continuous-Wave THz Generation

Mengdie Sun; Shaoyang Tan; Fei Guo; Songtao Liu; Qiang Kan; Dan Lu; Ruikang Zhang; Wu Zhao; Song Liang; Wei Wang; Ronald Broeke; Francisco. M. Soares; Chen Ji

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2580940

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2016)

Integrated Four-Wavelength DFB Diode Laser Array for Continuous-Wave THz Generation

Mengdie Sun,
Shaoyang Tan,
Fei Guo,
Songtao Liu,
Qiang Kan,
Dan Lu,
Ruikang Zhang,
Wu Zhao,
Song Liang,
Wei Wang,
Ronald Broeke,
Francisco. M. Soares,
Chen Ji

Affiliations

Mengdie Sun: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Shaoyang Tan: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Fei Guo: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Songtao Liu: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Qiang Kan: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Dan Lu: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Ruikang Zhang: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Wu Zhao: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Song Liang: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Wei Wang: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Ronald Broeke: Bright Photonics, Maarssen, The Netherlands
Francisco. M. Soares: Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Berlin, Germany
Chen Ji: Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2580940
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. 1 – 8

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We demonstrate a four-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser array integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) for widely tunable terahertz (THz) mode-beating generation. The InP-based monolithically integrated chip consists of DFB laser diodes, an SOA, and a multimode interference (MMI) coupler. Microheaters and electrode plates are integrated on top of each DFB section for continuous and independent wavelength tuning. By heterodyning the output from the DFB lasers on a Uni-Traveling Carrier Photodiode (UTC-PD) integrated antenna, a continuous THz radiation ranging from 0.1 to 2.25 THz was obtained.

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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