Performance of ridge-guide AlGaInAs lasers

Jieh-Ping Sih; T. M. Chou; Jay B. Kirk; Jerome K. Butler; Gary A. Evans; A. R. Mantie; Jack Koscinski; Richard K. DeFreez

doi:10.1117/12.273791

2 May 1997 Performance of ridge-guide AlGaInAs lasers

Jieh-Ping Sih, T. M. Chou, Jay B. Kirk, Jerome K. Butler, Gary A. Evans, A. R. Mantie, Jack Koscinski, Richard K. DeFreez

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Proceedings Volume 3001, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Midinfrared; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273791
Event: Photonics West '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

AlGaInAs semiconductor lasers operating at a wavelength of 1.3 micrometers show superior performance compared to InGaAsP lasers. Ridge guide lasers are fabricated from both material systems by the same process. The characteristic temperature T_o for the AlGaInAs lasers (approximately 100 degree(s)K) is about twice that of the InGaAsP lasers (approximately 50 degree(s)K) resulting in substantially lower thresholds (approximately 34 mA compared to approximately 56 mA) at 85 degree(s)C. The 3-dB modulation frequency of AlGaInAs lasers is about 25% higher than that of the InGaAsP lasers.

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Jieh-Ping Sih, T. M. Chou, Jay B. Kirk, Jerome K. Butler, Gary A. Evans, A. R. Mantie, Jack Koscinski, and Richard K. DeFreez "Performance of ridge-guide AlGaInAs lasers", Proc. SPIE 3001, In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers: from Ultraviolet to Midinfrared, (2 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273791

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