Emission Characteristics of a 1.5- $\mu$m All-Semiconductor Tapered Master Oscillator Power Amplifier

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Abstract
We present experimental results on the emission characteristics of a 1.5-μm distributed feedback (DFB) tapered master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) in a wide range of steady-state injection conditions, showing different dynamical behaviors. A detailed analysis of the optical and radio-frequency spectra has allowed the identification of three different emission regimes: i) stable amplified DFB emission, but with wavelength jumps when sweeping the injection currents; ii) multimode Fabry-Perot (FP) operation of the complete MOPA cavity; and iii) self-pulsed operation at frequencies between 5 and 8 GHz. The quasi-periodic occurrence of these emission regimes as a function of the injected currents is interpreted in terms of a thermally tuned competition between the modes of the master oscillator and the compound cavity modes. The physical origin of the wavelength jumps and of the alternation between regimes is discussed.
Funding Information
  • European Commission through the project BRITESPACE (313200)
  • Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (TEC2012-38864-C03-02)
  • Comunidad de Madrid under program SINFOTON-CM (S2013/MIT-2790)

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