Abstract

Resonant-optical-waveguide (ROW) arrays are monolithic devices capable of radiating in a diffraction-limited beam to high output power levels. These devices are attractive for many applications because they are one wire devices with no active phase control required, that is, the internal structure of the array both controls and locks the phase of each emitter. In effect, the ROW array operates as lateral DFB for spatial modes.

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