Recommended Citation
Published in Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume 36, Issue 12, December 1, 2000, pages 1485-1493.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Xiaomin Jin was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/3.892570.
Abstract
We present theory and experiment for the high-speed modulation response of a quantum-well (QW) laser in the presence of an external microwave modulated optical pump in the gain region. The model includes the effects of pump-induced stimulated recombination and cross-gain saturation. Expressions for the small-signal modulation response of the test laser under gain modulation are derived. We also present experimental results using a multiple-QW InGaAlAs Fabry-Perot (FP) laser at 1.552 μm as the test laser and an external pump by a 1.542 μm DFB laser. Comparison between electrical modulation and optical cross-gain modulation (XGM) of the test laser is also presented, which shows improvement of the modulation bandwidth by optical XGM. Our data show a reduction of carrier lifetime with increasing optical pumping, a shift of the test-laser threshold current, a change in the K factor, and a variation of the relaxation frequency with different pump powers. The experimental results agree very well with the theoretical results
Disciplines
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Copyright
2000 IEEE.
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