Title :
Heating effect on light-current characteristics of multiple quantum well lasers
Author :
Asryan, E.V. ; Gun´ko, N.A. ; Polkovnikov, A.S. ; Zegrya, G.G. ; Suris, R.A. ; Elenkrig, B.B. ; Smetona, S. ; Simmons, J.G. ; Lau, P.-K. ; Makino, T.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
An analytical model taking into account carrier and lattice heating effect on high power operation of multiple quantum well lasers is developed. The lattice heating is shown to dominate at high injection current, while the carrier heating prevails at low current. The maximum output power is investigated as a function of the threshold current and characteristic temperature
Keywords :
Debye temperature; laser theory; quantum well lasers; semiconductor device models; thermo-optical effects; carrier heating effect; characteristic temperature; heating effect; high injection current; high power operation; lattice heating effect; light-current characteristics; multiple quantum well lasers; Heat sinks; Heating; Laser modes; Lattices; Plasma temperature; Power generation; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739484
