JP2010541278A - 櫛形ヒータ電極及び下部電流閉込層をもつレーザ源 - Google Patents
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P最大=V降伏 2/R2
である。ここで、V降伏はP-N接合の降伏電圧である。この関係式により、ヒータ電力を大きくするにはヒータ抵抗が小さいほど望ましいことが明らかになる。
P最大=V導通 2/R2
と表すことができる。ここで、V導通はP-N接合の導通電圧である。
12 波長選択区画
13 P型半導体層
14 位相整合区画
15 活性導波路層
16 利得区画
17 N型半導体層
20 P+型電流閉込層
22,24,32,34 櫛形ヒータ電極列
23,25 櫛歯電極
26 レーザダイオードカソード
28 駆動電極
30 光伝搬方向
40 コントローラ
50 波長変換素子
52 ビームスプリッタ
54 光検出器
100 レーザ源
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- レーザダイオード及びコントローラを備えるレーザ源において、
前記レーザダイオードが、アノード、カソード及び、P-N接合を定めるP型半導体層とN型半導体層の間に形成された活性導波路層を有する半導体へテロ構造として、構成され、
前記レーザダイオードが、前記半導体へテロ構造内にそれぞれが定められた、波長選択区画、位相整合区画及び利得区画を有し、
前記波長選択区画が、前記P型半導体層に重ねて形成されたP+型電流閉込層及び、前記電流閉込層に重ねて形成された、第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列及び第2の櫛形ヒータ電極列を有し、
前記第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列及び前記第2の櫛形ヒータ電極列の個々の櫛歯電極が前記活性導波路層によって定められる光伝搬方向に沿って次々に交互し、
前記コントローラが、前記第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列が前記レーザダイオードカソードに対して、また前記第2の櫛形ヒータ電極列に対して、正にバイアスされるように、前記カソード並びに前記第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列及び前記第2の櫛形ヒータ電極列に接続され、
前記レーザダイオードカソードに対する前記第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列の前記相対バイアス(+Vバイアスまたは−Vバイアス)が、前記P-N接合の順バイアス導通電圧より小さいか、または前記P-N接合の逆バイアス降伏電圧より小さい絶対値を有する、
ことを特徴とするレーザ源。 - 前記P+型電流閉込層が、前記波長選択区画及び前記位相整合区画において前記P型半導体層に重ねて形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレーザ源。
- 前記位相整合区画において前記電流閉込層に重ねて別の櫛形ヒータ電極列が形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレーザ源。
- 前記コントローラが、前記第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列が前記レーザダイオードカソードに対して、また前記第2の櫛形ヒータ電極列に対して、正にバイアスされるように、アノード電圧VA,カソード電圧VC,並びに前記第1の櫛形ヒータ電極列の電圧及び前記第2の櫛形ヒータ電極列の電圧を設定するように構成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレーザ源。
- 前記レーザ源が、前記レーザダイオードの光出力に結合された波長変換素子及び前記波長変換素子の変換出力に基づいて前記相対バイアス,+Vバイアスを制御するように構成された光フィードバックループをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレーザ源。
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