Title :
Small-signal modulation bandwidth of Purcell-enhanced nanocavity light emitters
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S. ; Lau, Erwin K. ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
We present a new analysis of the modulation bandwidth of nanocavity light emitters. The modulation bandwidth is enhanced by the Purcell effect, but only if the device is operated below threshold. The maximum Purcell-enhanced 3-dB bandwidth scales inversely with the modal volume.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; microcavities; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; Purcell-enhanced nanocavity light emitters; modal volume; semiconductor nanocavities; small-signal modulation bandwidth; threshold-less lasers; Bandwidth; Charge carrier density; Computer networks; Equations; Information analysis; Light emitting diodes; Optical modulation; Spontaneous emission; Steady-state; Stimulated emission;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636069
