Title :
Carrier transport effects in active and passive modelocking of monolithic quantum-well lasers at millimeter-wave frequencies
Author :
Vassilovski, Dan ; Georges, John B. ; Lau, Kam Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the effect of carrier transport on active and passive resonantly enhanced modulation of monolithic quantum-well semiconductor lasers. While the ultimate frequency at which narrow-band resonant modulation can be achieved may be severely affected by carrier transport, no such limitation is predicted for passive model coupling.
Keywords :
carrier mobility; electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; laser theory; millimetre wave lasers; optical couplers; quantum well lasers; semiconductor device models; active modelocking; carrier transport effects; millimeter-wave frequencies; monolithic quantum-well lasers; monolithic quantum-well semiconductor lasers; narrow-band resonant modulation; passive model coupling; passive modelocking; resonantly enhanced modulation; ultimate frequency; Equations; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser theory; Narrowband; Optical modulation; Quantum well lasers; Resonance; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
