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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 104-106 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 Feb |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering