Design Considerations for Asymmetric Multiple Quantum Well Broad Spectral Width Superluminescent Diodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1256-1262

  Wang, Jingcong ^a   Hamp, Michael J ^a   Cassidy, Daniel T ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric multiple quantum well (AMQW); Superluminescent diode (SLD); Transition carrier density (TCD)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE REGIONS; ASYMMETRIC MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS; BROAD SPECTRAL WIDTH; CARRIER DENSITY; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN CRITERION; GAIN SPECTRA; INGAASP/INP; INJECTION CURRENTS; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS; OUTPUT POWER; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE; THEORETICAL MODELING;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; WAVEGUIDES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 70350479564     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2008.2003104     Document Type: Article

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