Title :
Effect of carrier capture on modulation response properties of semiconductor microdisk lasers
Author :
Bagheri, Mahmood ; Shih, M.H. ; Choi, Stanley Jungkyu ; Brien, J. D O ; Dapkus, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Ming Hsieh Sch. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
The effect of the carrier capture into quantum wells on the modulation response of semiconductor laser is investigated. It is shown that the capture limits the maximum possible modulation speed by increasing gain nonlinearities.
Keywords :
electron traps; hole traps; laser cavity resonators; microdisc lasers; optical modulation; quantum well lasers; carrier capture; gain nonlinearities; modulation response; modulation speed; quantum wells; semiconductor microdisk lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Photonic band gap; Power generation; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688735
