THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LASING CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVERAL GRIN SCH QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

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YUNG, KC
WAHLSTRAND, KJ
YEE, JH
MARIELLA, RP
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[1] Engineering Research Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore
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10.1016/0038-1101(92)90075-N
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The investigation of the gains and threshold currents is carried out for several quantum well lasers of differing potential well shape. The theoretical threshold current density as a function of laser cavity length compares very well with the result obtained from experiments. The gain and photon density as a function of time are reported for several GRIN-SCH potentials of differing shape. The gain of multiple quantum well potentials shows a narrower spectrum than single quantum well potentials. The oscillation frequency of a laser when it is excited by short current pulse is linear with the square root of the power, in agreement with experiments.
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