• DocumentCode
    2869182
  • Title

    1.3 μm quantum-dot laser linewidth rebroadening

  • Author

    Chu, Y. ; Thompson, M.G. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Melnik, S. ; Hegarty, S.P. ; Huyet, G. ; Hopfer, F. ; Laemmlin, M. ; Bimberg, D. ; Kovsh, A.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The linewidth enhancement factor of a quantum-dot laser is observed to increase substantially at high bias currents. This is explained as a consequence of slow carrier relaxation and plasma dependent refractive index.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; carrier relaxation time; gallium arsenide; laser beams; quantum dot lasers; refractive index; Al0.35Ga0.65As-GaAs; linewidth enhancement factor; linewidth rebroadening; plasma-dependent refractive index; quantum-dot laser; slow carrier relaxation; wavelength 1.3 mum; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; High speed optical techniques; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Quantum dot lasers; Threshold current; Waveguide lasers; (140.3380) Laser materials; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628107
  • Filename
    4628107