• DocumentCode
    305310
  • Title

    Overcoming gain saturation in InAs/GaAs quantum dot lasers

  • Author

    Schmidt, Oliver G. ; Kirstaedter, N. ; Mao, M.-H. ; Ledentsov, Nikolay N. ; Bimberg, Dieter ; Ustinov, V.M. ; Egorov, A.Yu. ; Zhukov, A.E. ; Maximov, M.V. ; Kop´ev, P.S. ; Alferov, Zh.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Festkorperphys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    18-21 Nov. 1996
  • Firstpage
    324
  • Abstract
    By stacking multiple layers of InAs-GaAs quantum dots gain saturation in zero-dimensional laser structures is overcome. The effect of thermal coupling between carriers in different dots in a multi-layer structure is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; current density; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical couplers; optical films; optical saturation; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; InAs-GaAs; InAs-GaAs quantum dot lasers; InAs-GaAs quantum dots; carrier coupling; gain saturation; multi-layer structure; multiple layer stacking; thermal coupling; zero-dimensional laser structures; Charge carrier lifetime; Current density; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Optical materials; Predictive models; Threshold current; US Department of Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3160-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1996.565264
  • Filename
    565264