Terahertz bandwidth prediction for amplitude modulation response of unipolar intersubband semiconductor lasers

被引:46
作者
Mustafa, N [1 ]
Pesquera, L
Cheung, CYL
Shore, KA
机构
[1] Univ Cantabria, CSIC, Fac Ciencias, Dept Fis Moderna, E-39005 Santander, Spain
[2] Univ Cantabria, CSIC, Fac Ciencias, Inst Fis, E-39005 Santander, Spain
[3] Univ Wales, Sch Elect Engn & Comp Syst, Bangor LL57 1UT, Gwynedd, Wales
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
intersubband semiconductor lasers; mid-infrared lasers; modulation bandwidth; tunneling times;
D O I
10.1109/68.759387
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
An analysis is performed of the direct-current (dc) amplitude modulation response of unipolar intersubband: semiconductor lasers. It is shown that unipolar lasers have the potential for achieving terahertz de modulation bandwidths.
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页码:527 / 529
页数:3
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