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Modulation response of a long-cavity, gain-levered quantum-dot semiconductor laser.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pochet, Michael C. Usechak, Nicholas G. Schmidt, John C. Lester, Luke F. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | The gain-lever effect enhances the modulation efficiency of a semiconductor laser when compared to modulating the entire laser. This technique is investigated in a long-cavity multi-section quantum-dot laser where the length of the modulation section is varied to achieve 14:2, 15:1 and 0:16 gain-to-modulation section ratios. In this work, the gain-levered modulation configuration resulted in an increase in modulation efficiency by as much as 16 dB. This investigation also found that the 3-dB modulation bandwidth and modulation efficiency are dependent on the modulation section length of the device, indicating the existence of an optimal gain-to-modulation section ratio. The long cavity length of the multi-section laser yielded a distinctive case where characteristics of both the gain-lever effect and spatial effects are observed in the modulation response. Here, spatial effects within the cavity dominated the small-signal modulation response close to and above the cavity's free-spectral range frequency, whereas the gain-lever effect influenced the modulation response throughout the entirety of the response. |
| Starting Page | 677 |
| Ending Page | 677 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/46935/oe-22-2-1726.pdf?sequence=1 |
| PubMed reference number | 24515179v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.001726 |
| DOI | 10.1364/oe.22.001726 |
| Journal | Optics express |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Body cavities Dental caries Lasers, Semiconductor Numerous Semiconductors |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |