Title :
Spatial hole burning and multimode generation threshold in quantum dot lasers
Author :
Asryan, Levon V. ; Suris, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
Theoretical analysis of the spatial hole burning in quantum dot (QD) lasers is given. The multimode generation threshold is calculated. A decrease in the QD size dispersion is shown to increase considerably the multimode generation threshold of a laser
Keywords :
laser modes; laser theory; optical hole burning; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; spontaneous emission; longitudinal modes; multimode generation threshold; quantum dot lasers; quantum dot size dispersion; spatial hole burning; threshold current density; Carrier confinement; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical control; Process control; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Threshold current; US Department of Transportation; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737759
