Self-consistent optical gain and threshold current calculations for near infrared intersubband semiconductor lasers

C. Y.L. Cheung, Paul Rees, K. A. Shore, I. Pierce

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Abstract

A theoretical investigation of the optical gain of electrically pumped intersubband lasers is presented. Using a prototype four-level near-infrared (1.55μm) triple quantum well structure, self-consistent numerical simulations of the rate equations, energy density equations, optical gain and spontaneous emisson spectra of triple quantum well structures have been implemented at temperatures of 100 K and 300 K. It is predicted that the threshold currents of such lasers are significantly smaller than those for mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1857-1870
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Modern Optics
Volume47
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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