Analysis Expression of Rate Equation for Vertical Cavity Lasers

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2000-01-11
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Ananalysissolutionofrateequationisderivedforverticalcavitysurface-emittinglasers.BasedontheenhancedspontaneousemissioncausedbyVCSELsandinfluenceofnonradiativerecombination,therelationbetweenoutputpropertiesandstructuralparametersofmulti-quantumwells(MQWs)isobtanined.Itwasfoundthatthecharacteristiccurveofa"thresholdless"laserisstronglynonradiativedepopulation-dependent.Whenthenonradiativedepopulationisnozero,thelight-currentcharacteristicisnotlinearlyevenforanidealclosedmicrocavity.Thelightoutputisincreasedbytheenhancedwellnumberandbythereducedwidth.Inparticular,alowerthresholdcurrentdensityforMQWsstructureintheshortcavityisrealizedbyus,meanwhilethesharpnessofthevariationdependsonspontaneousemissionfactor.