Numerical simulation of composition grading in active layer of quantum well lasers

Author

Li, Z.S. ; Mensz, P.M.

Author_Institution

Crosslight Software Inc., Burnaby, BC, Canada

fYear

2005

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

78

Abstract

Composition grading is a common technique in design of MQW optoelectronic devices to improve optical and electrical confinement. For example graded index separate confinement heterostructure (GRIN-SCH) is commonly used to improve the lasing threshold and efficiency of GaAs/AlGaAs QW laser diodes. In this study, we shall investigate some of the fundamental effects as a result of composition grading of the quantum well using numerical simulation (the LASTIP software of Crosslight Software).

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; numerical analysis; optical design techniques; optoelectronic devices; quantum well lasers; Crosslight Software; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs quantum well laser diode; LASTIP software; MQW optoelectronic devices design; active layer; composition grading; electrical confinement; lasing efficiency; lasing threshold; numerical simulation; optical confinement; quantum well laser; Counting circuits; Diode lasers; Gallium arsenide; Numerical simulation; Optical design; Optical design techniques; Optical devices; Potential well; Quantum well devices; Quantum well lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2005. NUSOD '05. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9149-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NUSOD.2005.1518143

Filename

1518143