Title :
Carrier distribution and self heating in quantum dot and quantum well lasers
Author :
Smowton, P.M. ; Pearce, E.J. ; Hopkinson, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Wales, UK
Abstract :
We investigate the degree of self heating, both at the facet and for the whole device, using spontaneous emission measurements and compare two different dot structures with a quantum well laser.
Keywords :
laser beams; quantum dot lasers; quantum well lasers; spontaneous emission; thermo-optical effects; carrier distribution; dot structures; quantum dot lasers; quantum well lasers; self heating; spontaneous emission measurements; Heating; Power lasers; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Temperature; US Department of Transportation; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
