1.3 µm gain coupled DFB laser with InGaAlAs MQW grown on absorptive InGaAsP corrugation
An InGaAlAs multiquantum well (MQW) has been successfully overgrown on the absorptive InGaAsP corrugation for fabricating the 1.3 µm gain coupled distributed feedback (DFB) lasers. The absorptive InGaAsP corrugation was efficaciously preserved during the overgrowth of the InGaAlAs MQW active region. The absorptive InGaAsP corrugation has a relatively high intensity around the PL peak wavelength in comparison with that of the InGaAlAs MQW. The fabricated DFB laser exhibited a side mode suppression ratio of 40 dB together with a high single-mode yield of 90%.