Title :
Lateral current density distribution and spatial hole burning in quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Xue Huang ; Dikmelik, Yamac ; Gmachl, Claire F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We have investigated non-uniformity of the lateral current density and lateral hole burning in Quantum Cascaded lasers, e.g., the current density in the mode center is 1.8 times that in the edge region.
Keywords :
current density; current distribution; laser modes; optical hole burning; quantum cascade lasers; edge region; lateral current density distribution; lateral hole burning; mode center; quantum cascade lasers; spatial hole burning; Current density; Laser modes; Laser theory; Photonics; Quantum cascade lasers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
