High-Power and High-Efficiency 1.3- <named-content content-type="math" xlink:type="simple"> <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="TeX">$\mu\hbox{m} $</tex-math></inline-formula></named-content> Superluminescent Diode With Flat-Top and Ultrawide Emission Bandwidth

Abstract

We report on a flat-top and ultrawide emission bandwidth of 125 nm from InGaAsP/InP multiple quantum-well (MQW) superluminescent diode with antireflection coated and tilted ridge-waveguide device configuration. A total output power in excess of 70 mW with an average power spectral density of 0.56 mW/nm and spectral ripple ≤ 1.2 ± 0.5 dB is measured from the device. Wall-plug efficiency and output power as high as 14% and 80 mW, respectively, is demonstrated from this batch of devices. We attribute the broad emission to the inherent inhomogeneity of the electron-heavy-hole (e-hh) and electron-light-hole (e-lh) recombination of the ground state and the first excited state of the MQWs and their simultaneous emission.

Keywords

• Multiple Quantum-wells
• superluminescent diode
• high-power