Title :
Gain characterization of electrically-pumped VECSELs
Author :
Pallmann, W.P. ; Mangold, M. ; Wittwer, V.J. ; Tilma, B.W. ; Moench, H. ; Gronenborn, S. ; Miller, M. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present the first detailed gain characterization of electrically-pumped VECSELs. Spectral dependence of the gain and the gain saturation behavior of three samples with different field enhancement in the quantum-well layers are investigated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; optical pumping; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; surface emitting lasers; AlGaAs; electrically-pumped VECSEL; field enhancement; gain characterization; gain saturation behavior; gain spectral dependence; laser cavity resonator; quantum-well layers; vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers; Current measurement; Gain measurement; Laser modes; Temperature measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0828-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348359
