RECOMBINATION CONSTANTS AND ALPHA-FACTOR IN 1.5-MU-M MQW OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS TAKING CARRIER OVERFLOW INTO ACCOUNT

被引:8
作者
STORKFELT, N [1 ]
YAMAGUCHI, M [1 ]
MIKKELSEN, B [1 ]
STUBKJAER, KE [1 ]
机构
[1] NEC CORP LTD,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
关键词
OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19921132
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Recombination constants, carrier lifetime, linewidth enhancement factor and related parameters are examined experimentally and theoretically for MQW semiconductor optical amplifiers. The theoretical model which takes carrier overflow into account predicts a band-to-band recombination constant of B = 10(-10) m6/s and an Auger recombination constant of C = 15 x 10(-29) m6/s which is higher than previously reported for MQW devices. Furthermore linewidth enhancement factors up to 30 are measured.
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页码:1774 / 1776
页数:3
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