DocumentCode
965464
Title
Effects of degradation-induced absorption in GaAs-d.h.s. laser diodes
Author
Schicketanz, D. ; Wittmann, J. ; Zeidler, G.
Author_Institution
Siemens AG, Forschungslaboratorien, Mÿnchen, West Germany
Volume
10
Issue
13
fYear
1974
Firstpage
252
Lastpage
253
Abstract
The absorbing lines observed in degraded GaAs-d.h.s. laser diodes cause increased local heating and higher threshold values. Since absorption is partly saturable by strong optical signals, the transient behaviour resembles that of passive Q-switched lasers.
Keywords
semiconductor lasers; GaAs double heterostructure laser diodes; degradation induced absorption; local heating; threshold values; transient behaviour;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19740199
Filename
4245161
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