Low thermal resistance of high power superluminescent diodes (SLEDs) by using active multi-mode interferometer (active-MMI) is presented in this paper. The active layer temperature evaluation demonstrates that the power saturation mechanism in active-MMI SLED is heat for the first time. Low thermal resistance of 4.83 K/W in active-MMI SLEDs leads to a high power of 115 mW. Moreover, the effect of the active area size on the output power is demonstrated both experimentally and theoretically. Good agreement between the theoretical and experimental results indicates that active-MMI configuration is a new design in support of efficient heat dissipation and thermal resistance reduction for SLEDs.
By introducing properly designed multiple photo photon resonances (PPRs) on an active-Multimode Interferometer Laser Diode, the confirmed direct modulation bandwidth was enhanced from less than 5 GHz to at least 34 GHz. Multiple oscillating cavities that have slightly different free space ranges (FSRs) are integrated within a single device. The overlap between such FSRs contributes to multiple wavelength differences that are directly related to the PPR frequencies. Evaluated PPR frequencies from experimental data match with designed frequencies. The potential of the 100 GHz level bandwidth of the device has been proved.
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