• DocumentCode
    1500209
  • Title

    Terahertz bandwidth prediction for amplitude modulation response of unipolar intersubband semiconductor lasers

  • Author

    Mustafa, N. ; Pesquera, L. ; Cheung, C.Y.L. ; Shore, K.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. de Ciencias, CSIC, Santander, Spain
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    527
  • Lastpage
    529
  • Abstract
    An analysis is performed of the direct-current (dc) amplitude modulation response of unipolar intersubband semiconductor lasers. It is shown that unipolar lasers have the potential for achieving terahertz dc modulation bandwidths.
  • Keywords
    amplitude modulation; electro-optical modulation; laser theory; quantum well lasers; semiconductor device models; THz bandwidth prediction; amplitude modulation response; dc amplitude modulation response; direct-current amplitude modulation; terahertz bandwidth prediction; terahertz dc modulation bandwidths; unipolar intersubband semiconductor lasers; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Charge carrier lifetime; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.759387
  • Filename
    759387