EXPERIMENTAL-DETERMINATION OF TRANSPARENCY CURRENT-DENSITY AND ESTIMATION OF THE THRESHOLD CURRENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

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CHEN, TR
ENG, LE
ZHUANG, YH
YARIV, A
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10.1063/1.102598
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An experimental method for determining the transparency current density of semiconductor quantum well lasers is demonstrated in a strained-layer InGaAs/GaAs single quantum well laser system. The experimental results are then used as a practical guide to the study of ultralow threshold lasers. A threshold current as low as 0.75 mA is observed.
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