• 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