High-power tapered two-section distributed feedback laser based on a chirped sampled grating

We propose and theoretically study a two-section high-power distributed feedback (DFB) laser with three equiva-lent phase shifts (3EPSs). A tapered waveguide with a chirped sampled grating is introduced to amplify the output power and keep a stable single-mode operation. The simulation exhibits the maximum output power and side mode suppression ratio of a 1200 mu m length two-section DFB laser as high as 306.5 mW and 40 dB, respectively. Compared with traditional DFB lasers, the proposed laser has a higher output power, which may benefit wave-length division multiplexing transmission systems, gas sensors, and large-scale silicon photonics. (c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group