Carrier and photon dynamics in  transversally asymmetric high-speed AlGaAs/InP MQW lasers

Hartmut Hillmer; A. Greiner; F. Steinhagen; Herbert Burkhard; R. Loesch; Winfried Schlapp; Thomas Kuhn

doi:10.1117/12.238971

1 May 1996 Carrier and photon dynamics in transversally asymmetric high-speed AlGaAs/InP MQW lasers

Hartmut Hillmer, A. Greiner, F. Steinhagen, Herbert Burkhard, R. Loesch, Winfried Schlapp, Thomas Kuhn

Proceedings Volume 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238971
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Carrier transport and carrier capture were reported to markedly influence the carrier and photon dynamics in quantum-well semiconductor lasers and to limit the modulation bandwidth. Recently, model calculations of various degrees of complexity have isolated special aspects of the problem. We given an extended overview and report on our theoretical and experimental results on 1.55 micrometer AlGaInAs/InP lasers with strongly asymmetric transversal waveguide structures. The self-consistent solution of the Poisson and continuity equations is based on measured carrier mobilities and not only limited to the confinement region. The confinement factor is pointed out to be important when comparing different asymmetric structures. The use of optimized asymmetric structures is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally to enable a distinct improvement in modulation bandwidth and to counteract the limiting physical processes such as carrier transport and carrier capture-escape. Finally, the influence of the shape of the longitudinal carrier and photon density profiles on the modulation behavior is studied. We found that a better homogenization of these profiles for transversally optimized structures may slightly increase the bandwidth. This is further confirmed experimentally by comparing lasers of different profiles applying chirped DFB gratings implemented by bent waveguides.

Citation Download Citation

Hartmut Hillmer, A. Greiner, F. Steinhagen, Herbert Burkhard, R. Loesch, Winfried Schlapp, and Thomas Kuhn "Carrier and photon dynamics in transversally asymmetric high-speed AlGaAs/InP MQW lasers", Proc. SPIE 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV, (1 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238971

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available