AN ULTIMATELY LOW-THRESHOLD SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER WITH SEPARATE QUANTUM CONFINEMENTS OF SINGLE FIELD MODE AND SINGLE ELECTRON-HOLE PAIR

被引:11
作者
YAMANISHI, M [1 ]
YAMAMOTO, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, MUSASHINO ELECT COMMUN LAB, BASIC RES LABS, MUSASHINO, TOKYO 180, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 1A期
关键词
MICROCAVITY; MODIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; QUANTUM-CONFINED STARK EFFECT; QUANTUM DOT;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.30.L60
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A novel semiconductor surface-emitting laser structure is proposed. All spontaneous emission is coupled into a single lasing mode by means of a quantum microcavity, and discrete electron-hole pair emission is made free of absorption by means of a dc-biased quantum dot. The quantum microcavity modified the angle distribution of a vacuum field fluctuation that is a source of spontaneous emission. The dc-biased quantum dot separates the emission and absorption lines by image-charge-induced change in the electric field. The threshold current of such a semiconductor laser can be reduced to below 100 nA.
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页码:L60 / L63
页数:4
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