Cavity-length-dependent spectral and temporal characteristics of the gain switched V-groove quantum-wire laser

Tae Geun Kim, Y. Suzuki, Mutsuo Ogura

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Abstract

The cavity-length-dependent spectral and temporal characteristics of a V-groove AlGaAs-GaAs quantum-wire (QWR) laser are investigated. At short cavity lasers less than 300-μm, a discrete wavelength switching from the first (n = 1; 837.7 nm for the 800-μm cavity) to the second (n = 2; 826.5 nm for the 220-μm cavity) subbands occurs due to the increased threshold gain, resulting from the increased cavity loss. Utilizing this characteristic, ultrafast lasing behaviors at the n = 1 and n = 2 quantized transitions of the QWR, generated by the gain-switching method, are demonstrated and compared.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)104-106
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Feb
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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