Carrier capture and escape times in In0.35Ga0.65As-GaAs multiquantum-well lasers determined from high-frequency electrical impedance measurements

We present experimental results on the high-frequency electrical impedance of In0.35Ga0.65As-GaAs multiquantum-well lasers with varied p-doping levels in the active region, The analysis of the data, using a simple three rate equation model, provides information about the dynamical time constants (th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Esquivias, Ignacio, Weisser, Stephan, Romero, Beatriz, Ralston, John
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/12035
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10115/12035
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:QUANTUM-WELL
NONLINEAR GAIN
MQW LASERS
3307 Tecnología Electrónica
3306.02 Aplicaciones Eléctricas
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Sumario:We present experimental results on the high-frequency electrical impedance of In0.35Ga0.65As-GaAs multiquantum-well lasers with varied p-doping levels in the active region, The analysis of the data, using a simple three rate equation model, provides information about the dynamical time constants (the carrier lifetime, the effective carrier capture and escape times) under the laser operation conditions, The addition of p-doping increases the carrier escape time at threshold from 0.7 ns, extracted for the undoped devices, up to a value higher than 2 ns for the p-doped lasers, The effective capture time is estimated to be between 2 and 5 ps.