Enhancing the 3-dB bandwidth via the gain-lever effect in quantum-dot lasers

Y. Li; N. A. Naderi; V. Kovanis; L. F. Lester

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2010.2046481

Enhancing the 3-dB bandwidth via the gain-lever effect in quantum-dot lasers

Y. Li, N. A. Naderi, V. Kovanis, L. F. Lester

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Abstract

We investigate the small-signal modulation response of two-section, gain-lever, quantum-dot semiconductor lasers. A three-pole modulation function is derived from a 3-D set of rate equations, and a 70% 3-dB bandwidth enhancement is computed and experimentally realized in an undoped quantum-dot gain-lever laser under extreme asymmetric-bias conditions. Finally, it is demonstrated that the 3-dB bandwidth is three times the free-running relaxation oscillation frequency in these types of laser structures, as opposed to 1.55 times in the case of conventional single-section lasers.

Original language	English
Article number	5446332
Pages (from-to)	321-329
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEEE Photonics Journal
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2010.2046481
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Gain lever
Modulation bandwidth
Quantum dot

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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