Abstract
Laser diodes, in general, are sensitive to optical feedback, especially with regard to maintaining single-frequency operation. Until now, however, the feedback sensitivity of high-power devices such as single-frequency distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) tapered laser diodes has not been investigated in quantitative detail. In this paper, we analyze the impact of very weak optical feedback between ${-}{{105}}\;{\rm{dB}}$ and ${-}{{40}}\;{\rm{dB}}$ on a high-power DBR tapered laser diode. The measurement setup is validated using a typical DFB laser diode. The results are in good agreement with the theory at low-feedback levels.
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