Title :
Engineering the /spl alpha/-factor in quantum dot-in-a-well lasers
Author :
Ukhanov, A. ; Stinz, A. ; Eliseev, P.G. ; Malloy, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The linewidth enhancement factor in quantum dot (QD) in a quantum well (QW) laser structures was observed to decrease from 2.5 to 1 as result of controlling the QD shape and the composition of the QW.
Keywords :
quantum dot lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; spectral line breadth; spontaneous emission; /spl alpha/-factor; linewidth enhancement factor; quantum dot shape; quantum dot-in-a-well lasers; quantum well composition; spontaneous emission spectra;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
