• DocumentCode
    2366451
  • Title

    Absence of filamentation in quantum-dot lasers. Theory and experiment

  • Author

    Chow, W.W. ; Schneider, H.C. ; Pearce, E.J. ; Smowton, P.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Semicond. Material & Device Sci. Dept., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    We theoretically and experimentally investigate the lateral mode behavior of quantum-dot lasers, and demonstrate the absence of filamentation up to 10× threshold. The negative linewidth enhancement factor necessary for filamentation in highly-excited quantum dot lasers originates from the Coulomb coupling between quantum-dot and quantum-well states.
  • Keywords
    excited states; laser modes; quantum dot lasers; spectral line breadth; Coulomb coupling; filamentation; highly-excited quantum dot lasers; lateral mode behavior; negative linewidth enhancement factor; quantum-dot lasers; quantum-dot states; quantum-well states; Electrons; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical saturation; Performance gain; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Quantum mechanics; Quantum well lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2002. IEEE 18th International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7598-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.2002.1041160
  • Filename
    1041160