Abstract
Minimizing the modal reflectivity of semiconductor-laser facets is crucial when designing waveguided external cavity lasers and traveling wave amplifiers. For 25-dB gain, a modal reflectivity of approximately 10-4 is required to keep gain ripple below 1 dB.
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