Title :
Monolithic series-connected 1.55 μm segmented-ridge lasers
Author :
Getty, J.T. ; Buchinsky, O. ; Salvatore, R.A. ; Mason, B. ; Piva, P.G. ; Charbonneau, S. ; Grabowski, K.S. ; Coldren, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
7/22/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Series-connected, two- and three-stage segmented 1.55 μm ridge lasers have been fabricated and are shown to exceed the differential efficiency of comparable control lasers by factors of 1.75 and 2.35. Threshold currents are 1.52 and 2.44 times lower, respectively
Keywords :
quantum well lasers; waveguide lasers; 1.55 micron; differential efficiency; monolithic series-connected; segmented-ridge lasers; strained quantum wells; three-stage segmented; threshold currents; two-stage segmented;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990872
