DocumentCode
2991512
Title
Thermal characteristics of 1.3μm GaAsSb/GaAs-based edge- and surface-emitting lasers
Author
Sweeney, S.J. ; Hild, K. ; Marko, I.P. ; Yu, S.Q. ; Johnson, S.R. ; Zhang, Y.H.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford
fYear
2008
fDate
14-18 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
83
Lastpage
84
Abstract
Under ambient conditions, the temperature sensitivity of 1.3 mum GaAsSb lasers is limited by non-radiative current losses. These are shown to be a critical design consideration for producing temperature insensitive VCSEL operation around room temperature.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; electron-hole recombination; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; laser beams; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.3 mum surface-emitting laser; GaAsSb-GaAs; VCSEL; carrier recombination; edge-emitting laser; laser design; nonradiative current loss; temperature sensitivity; thermal characteristics; wavelength 1.3 mum; Current measurement; Gallium arsenide; Laser theory; Optical materials; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location
Sorrento
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1783-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636020
Filename
4636020
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