HIGH-SPEED MODULATION OF STRAINED-LAYER INGAAS-GAAS-ALGAAS RIDGE WAVE-GUIDE MULTIPLE QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

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OFFSEY, SD [1 ]
LESTER, LF [1 ]
SCHAFF, WJ [1 ]
EASTMAN, LF [1 ]
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[1] CORNELL UNIV,NATL NANOFABRICAT FACIL,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1063/1.104914
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Strained-layer In0.35Ga0.65As-GaAs-AlGaAs graded index separate confinement heterostructure multiple quantum well lasers were grown by molecular beam epitaxy and processed as ridge waveguide structures. Devices with 3-mu-m X 200-mu-m cavities have threshold currents of 18 mA (3000 A/cm2) and optical waveguide losses of 4.2 cm-1. The microwave modulation bandwidth of a 3-mu-m X 200-mu-m device was determined to be 19.5 GHz, which exceeds the 15.5 GHz reported for multimode index-guided devices, and is the highest direct modulation bandwidth reported for a quantum well laser.
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