Pressure and Temperature Dependence of Threshold Current in Semiconductor Lasers Based on InGaAs/GaAs Quantum-Well Systems

• Authors: M. Maziarz , B. Piechal , A. Bercha , R. Bohdan , W. Trzeciakowski , J. Majewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the present paper we demonstrate that wide-range wavelength tuning of semiconductor lasers can be achieved by applying high pressure and low temperature. We report the experimentally measured dependence of the threshold current and emission energy on pressure and temperature in InGaAs/GaAs quantum-well lasers and provide the simple theoretical explanation of the physics behind the experimental findings.

Keywords

EN

42.55.Px; 85.60.Jb

Discipline

• 42.55.Px: Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes
• 85.60.Jb: Light-emitting devices

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 437-442

Dates

published

2007-08

received

2007-06-09

Contributors

author

M. Maziarz

• Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University, Hoża 69, 00-681 Warszawa, Poland
• Institute of High Pressure Physics Unipress, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

author

B. Piechal

• Institute of High Pressure Physics Unipress, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

author

A. Bercha

• Institute of High Pressure Physics Unipress, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

author

R. Bohdan

• Institute of High Pressure Physics Unipress, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

author

W. Trzeciakowski

• Institute of High Pressure Physics Unipress, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

author

J. Majewski

• Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University, Hoża 69, 00-681 Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.112.437