Title :
Gain compression and thermal analysis of a sapphire-bonded photonic crystal microcavity laser under various duty cycles
Author :
Lu, Ling ; Bagheri, Mahmood ; Mock, Adam ; Cao, JiangRong ; Choi, Sangjun ; Brien, John O. ; Dapkus, Daniel P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EE Electro-Phys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Gain compression factor and thermal properties of a sapphire-bonded microcavity laser are extracted by analyzing wavelength shifts under different duty cycles. High thermal resistance of 21 K/mW and gain compression factor of 1.0x10-16 cm-3 are obtained.
Keywords :
microcavity lasers; optical materials; photonic crystals; thermal analysis; thermal resistance; thermo-optical effects; Al2O3; gain compression factor; photonic crystal; sapphire-bonded microcavity laser; thermal analysis; thermal resistance; wavelength shift; Bandwidth; Charge carrier density; Microcavities; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Thermal factors; Thermal resistance; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
