CARRIER TRANSPORT LIMITED BANDWIDTH OF 1.55 MU-M QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

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GRABMAIER, A [1 ]
SCHOFTHALER, M [1 ]
HANGLEITER, A [1 ]
KAZMIERSKI, C [1 ]
BLEZ, M [1 ]
OUGAZZADEN, A [1 ]
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[1] CTR NATL ETUD TELECOMMUN,F-92220 BAGNEUX,FRANCE
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10.1063/1.108816
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We present the first measurements of the dynamic response of InGaAs/InGaAsP multiquantum-well lasers which clearly show the effect of the carrier transport phenomena on the modulation response. Using our parasitic-free optical modulation method, we separate an intrinsic RC-like component in the frequency response from normal resonance behavior. The bandwidth is strongly limited by this low-pass rolloff that can be described by a structure-dependent transport time. It is shown that, therefore, the K factor may not be a reasonable quantity for evaluating the ultimate bandwidth.
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