Power output of 650-nm self-pulsating AlGaInP laser diodes for optical storage applications

D. R. Jones; P. Rees; I. Pierce; H. D. Summers

doi:10.1109/3.970910

Power output of 650-nm self-pulsating AlGaInP laser diodes for optical storage applications

D. R. Jones, P. Rees, I. Pierce, H. D. Summers

Houston Methodist

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Abstract

Self-pulsating laser diodes operating at a wavelength of 650 nm are required in optical storage devices. Pulsation can be achieved by including saturable absorbing quantum wells in the p-doped cladding layer of an AlGaInP laser. A rate equation model of this kind of device is used to analyze the power output of the pulses by varying the cavity length and the absorber quantum-well configuration. Results indicate that certain performance tradeoffs occur between the power output and other characteristics that area subject to optical storage device constraints.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1632-1635
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	37
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/3.970910
State	Published - Dec 2001

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Quantum-well lasers
Semiconductor lasers

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Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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