Internal optical loss measurements in InGaAs-InAlGaAs quantum-well lasers operating around 1550 nm

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 631-633

  Jain, M ^a   Ironside, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric quantum wells (QWs); Internal optical losses; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TEMPERATURE;

INDIUM ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; OPTICAL LOSSES;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0038190986     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.809984     Document Type: Article

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