Dependence of external differential efficiency on laser length and reflectivities in multiple quantum well lasers

The external efficiency ηd of quantum well (QW) lasers is maximum at some characteristic laser length, which is dependent upon mirror reflectivities and the number of QWs in the active layer. The observed decrease in ηd in short lasers is caused by increased optical absorption associated with a high...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 1989-08, Vol.55 (9), p.825-827
Hauptverfasser: WILCOX, J. Z, OU, S, YANG, J. J, JANSEN, M, PETERSON, G. L
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Zusammenfassung:The external efficiency ηd of quantum well (QW) lasers is maximum at some characteristic laser length, which is dependent upon mirror reflectivities and the number of QWs in the active layer. The observed decrease in ηd in short lasers is caused by increased optical absorption associated with a high concentration of free carriers in the QW and the surrounding waveguide layer. The carriers spill into the waveguide because of QW subband filling in short cavity lasers with high threshold gains.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.101771