Covering NIR to LWIR wavelengths (750nm–17µm), these lasers feature integrated DFB gratings and TEC cooling for robust thermal management and low-noise performance across diverse conditions. A distributed-feedback laser (DFB) is a type of laser diode, quantum-cascade laser or optical-fiber laser where the active region of the device contains a periodically structured element or diffraction grating. This grating acts as a diffraction element that selectively reinforces a specific wavelength, resulting in. This is almost universally realized by putting a wavelength-dependent reflector into the laser cavity, in a distributed feedback laser. In this chapter, the physics, properties, fabrication, and yields of distributed feedback lasers are described. Typically, the periodic structure is made with a phase shift in its middle. Their key features relative to other semiconductor lasers are their single longitudinal mode (single frequency) emission profile, their high stability and their wavelength tunability.
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