Modulation bandwidth optimisation for unipolar intersubband semiconductor lasers

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-47

  Cheung, C Y L ^a   Spencer, P S ^a   Shore, K A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intersubband semiconductor lasers; Modulation bandwidth

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CHARGE CARRIERS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

INTERSUBBAND SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031073599     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19971068     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. FAIST, J., CAPASSO, F., SIVCO, D.L., SIRTORI, C., HUTCHINSON, A.L., and CHO, A.Y.: 'Quantum cascade laser', Science, 1994, 264, pp. 553-556
2. KAZARINOV, R.F., and SURIS, R.A.: 'Possibility of the amplification of electromagnetic waves in a semiconductor with a superlattice', Sov. Phys.-Semicond., 1971, 5, pp. 797-800
3. SIRTORI, C, FAIST, J., CAPASSO, F., SIVCO, D.L., HUTCHINSON, A.L., and CHÇ, A.Y.: 'Quantum cascade laser with plasmon-enhanced waveguide operating at 8.4 μm wavelength', Appl. Phys. Lett., 1995, 66, pp. 3242-3244
4. FAIST, J., CAPASSO, F., SIVCO, D.L., SIRTORI, C., HUTCHINSON, A.L., and CHO, A.Y.: 'Continuous wave operation of a vertical transition quantum cascade laser above T = 80 K', Appl. Phys. Lett., 1995, 67, pp. 3057-3059
5. YEE, W.M., SHORE, K.A., and SCHÖELL, E.: 'Carrier transport and inter-subband population inversion in coupled quantum wells', Appl. Phys. Lett., 1993, 63, pp. 1089-1091
6. YEE, W.M., and SHORE, K.A.: 'Threshold current density calculations for Far-Infrared semiconductor lasers', Semicond. Sci. Technoi, 1994, 9, pp. 1190-1197
7. CHEUNG, C.Y.L., SPENCER, P.S., and SHORE, K.A.: 'Modulation bandwidth predictions for inter-subband quantum well semiconductor lasers'. Opt. Soc. Am., Integrated photonics research conference (IPR'96), Boston, Mass., USA, 30 April 1996, post-deadline paper PD-1
8. FAIST, J., and CAPASSO, F.: 'Quantum cascade laser without inter-subband population inversion', Phys. Rev. Lett., 1996, 76, (3), pp. 411