Strain-dependence of the gain saturations in InGaAsP/InP quantum-well gain media

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1384-1389

  Takahashi, Yutaka ^b   Kawaguchi, Hitoshi ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gain saturation; Polarization switching; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

HAMILTONIANS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; STRAIN;

VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0036793307     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.802983     Document Type: Article

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