Title :
Multi-mode self-pulsation in laser diodes with epitaxially integrated saturable absorber
Author :
Pierce, J. ; Rees, P. ; Jones, D.R. ; Summers, H.D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf., Wales Univ., Bangor, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Examines the variation in the optical output of different longitudinal modes of a self-pulsating, multiple-quantum well AlGaInP/GaInP laser diode that incorporates a number of epitaxially integrated absorbing quantum wells that act as a saturable absorber. Spectrally-resolved time-domain measurements using a monochromator and photon-counting detector are compared with a multi-mode rate-equation model. Time-resolved spontaneous emission measurements are also taken.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser beams; laser modes; laser variables measurement; monochromators; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; photodetectors; photon counting; quantum well lasers; semiconductor epitaxial layers; spontaneous emission; AlGaInP-GaInP; AlGaInP/GaInP laser diode; epitaxially integrated absorbing quantum wells; epitaxially integrated saturable absorber; laser diodes; longitudinal modes; monochromator; multi-mode rate-equation model; multi-mode self-pulsation; multiple-quantum well laser diode; optical output; photon-counting detector; saturable absorber; self-pulsating multiple-quantum well laser diode; spectrally-resolved time-domain measurements; time-resolved spontaneous emission measurements; Diodes; Electrons; Frequency; Laser modes; Partial differential equations; Semiconductor process modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910095
