DocumentCode
1253035
Title
Intracavity resonant quantum-well photodetection of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
Author
Lim, S.F. ; Li, G.S. ; Yuen, W. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA
Volume
33
Issue
7
fYear
1997
fDate
3/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
597
Lastpage
598
Abstract
The authors demonstrate the first intracavity quantum-well photodetector within a VCSEL. Minimal spontaneous emission is detected by the internal detector. The effective responsivity is as high as 9 A/W; the dark current is <1 nA, limited by the noise floor the instruments used
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; photodetectors; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; dark current; effective responsivity; intracavity resonant quantum-well photodetection; minimal spontaneous emission; noise floor; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19970370
Filename
591385
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