Three-terminal laser structures for high-speed modulation using variable carrier heating

Valery I. Tolstikhin; Magnus Willander

doi:10.1117/12.238988

1 May 1996 Three-terminal laser structures for high-speed modulation using variable carrier heating

Valery I. Tolstikhin, Magnus Willander

Proceedings Volume 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238988
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Concept, basic physics and modeling results of a novel modulation technique, associated with a variable heating of the electron-hole plasma in the active region of a lasing device, are reviewed with respect to the ultimately high-speed performance of semiconductor lasers. It is shown, that independent control of the plasma concentration and temperature provides a way for generating the picosecond gain-switched optical pulses and multi-Gbit/s modulation with, optionally, no parasitic frequency chirp. To practically realize this method, three-terminal laser structures are suggested, in which two bias voltages are intended to drive the pumping rate and the energy, yielded in the active region plasma as a result of injecting a single electron.

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Valery I. Tolstikhin and Magnus Willander "Three-terminal laser structures for high-speed modulation using variable carrier heating", Proc. SPIE 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV, (1 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238988

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