DocumentCode
3316945
Title
Current self-distribution effects in oxide-confined Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
Author
Mulet, J. ; Balle, S. ; Arias, J. ; Martin-Heriz, V. ; Esquivias, I.
Author_Institution
Inst. Mediterrani d´´Estudis Avancats, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Esporles
fYear
2008
fDate
1-4 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
25
Lastpage
26
Abstract
We have developed a self-consistent electro-optical model for oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, including optical polarization and spin-flip dynamics. When subjected to large signal modulation, current self-distribution effects reduce the amount of spatial-hole burning in the device, leading to a reduced overshoot during transients and to an increased damping of the relaxation oscillations.
Keywords
electro-optical devices; laser cavity resonators; optical hole burning; surface emitting lasers; current self-distribution effects; optical polarization; oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; relaxation oscillations; self-consistent electro-optical model; spatial-hole burning; spin-flip dynamics; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2008. NUSOD '08. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Nottingham
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2307-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NUSOD.2008.4668224
Filename
4668224
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