Cavity length dependence of high-speed 1.55-μm multiple-quantum-well laser diode characteristics

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-166

  O, Beom Hoan ^b   Choo, Heung Ro ^a,c   Kim, Hyung Mun ^a,c   Kim, Jeong Soo ^c   Oh, Dae Kon ^a,c   Kim, Hye Rim ^c   Kim, Hong Man ^a,c   Pyun, Kwang Eui ^c  

^a IEEE

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cavity length; Gain; Laser diodes (LD); Linewidth enhancement factor; Multiple quantum well (MQW); Serial resistance

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

LASING PEAKS; LINE WIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; SERIAL RESISTANCE;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0031077090     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.553076     Document Type: Article

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