DocumentCode
2786868
Title
Important carrier loss mechanisms in visible lasers revealed by hydrostatic pressure
Author
Hawley, M.J. ; Adams, A.R. ; Valster, A.
Author_Institution
University Of Surrey
fYear
1992
fDate
21-25 Sept. 1992
Firstpage
184
Lastpage
185
Abstract
The threshold current, I/sub th/, in Ga/sub 0.5/In/sub 0.5/P visible lasers increases with hydrostatic pressure, at 9.8meV/kbar above 8kbar, indicating thermal excitation and loss to the X minima. Below 8kbar competing effects keep I/sub th/ almost constant.
Keywords
Capacitive sensors; Carrier confinement; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Photonic band gap; Physics; Semiconductor lasers; Threshold current;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference , 1992. Conference Digest. 13th IEEE International
Conference_Location
Kagazwa, Japan
Print_ISBN
4-930813-51-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.1992.763629
Filename
763629
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