Gain-switching characteristics and fast transient response of three-terminal size-effect modulation laser
Gain-switching characteristics of the proposed size-effect modulation light sources are investigated. For realizing the laser operation, the consideration of the screening effect on the applied electric fields due to the high concentration of carriers is indispensable. In this respect, the authors propose a separate-confinement-hereto-multiple-quantum-well (SCH-MQW) structure as the most suitable one for gain switching. The key point of the structure is the sufficiently high heterobarriers at the clad-barrier interfaces to prevent carrier leakage. The examinations of the transient response clarify that they are principally photon-lifetime limited. Employing the three-terminal character of the proposed laser, the fast pulse modulation up to 12 Gbits/s, which is almost free from the relaxation oscillations and the pattern effects, is predicted.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima Univ., Saijo-cho, Higashihiroshima-shi, 724
- OSTI ID:
- 5185567
- Journal Information:
- IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Vol. QE-22:9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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