Many body effects in the temperature dependence of threshold in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Journal Article · Mon May 08 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.113995· OSTI ID:45958

Chow, W W ^[1]; Corzine, S W; Young, D B; Coldren, L A ^[2]

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1. Semiconductor Physics Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0601 (United States)
2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 (United States)

The temperature dependence of the threshold in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser is investigated. Comparison of theory with experiment indicates that many-body Coulomb interactions play an important role.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 45958
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 66, Issue 19; Other Information: PBD: 8 May 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
THRESHOLD CURRENT
LASER CAVITIES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
MANY-BODY PROBLEM
COULOMB FIELD
HETEROJUNCTIONS
SUPERLATTICES
GAIN