Nonequilibrium model for semiconductor laser modulation response

Weng W. Chow; Hans Christian Schneider; Stephan W Koch; Chih Hao Chang; Lukas Chrostowski; Connie J. Chang-Hasnain

doi:10.1109/3.992554

Nonequilibrium model for semiconductor laser modulation response

Weng W. Chow, Hans Christian Schneider, Stephan W Koch, Chih Hao Chang, Lukas Chrostowski, Connie J. Chang-Hasnain

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Abstract

This paper presents a laser model for describing the effects of nonequilibrium carrier distributions. The approach is based on the coupled Maxwell-semiconductor-Bloch equations, with carrier-carrier and carrier-phonon collisions treated in the relaxation rate approximation. Using examples involving relaxation oscillation, current modulation, and optical injection, we demonstrate how the model can be used to study the influences of spectral hole burning, dynamic carrier population bottleneck, and plasma heating on semiconductor laser modulation response.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	402-409
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/3.992554
Publication status	Published - Apr 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Nonequilibrium laser dynamics
Optical hole burning
Quantum-well lasers
Semiconductor lasers
Surface-emitting lasers

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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Chow, W. W., Schneider, H. C., Koch, S. W., Chang, C. H., Chrostowski, L., & Chang-Hasnain, C. J. (2002). Nonequilibrium model for semiconductor laser modulation response. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 38(4), 402-409. https://doi.org/10.1109/3.992554

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