A STUDY OF THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY OF GAAS-(AL,GA)AS MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL GRINSCH LASERS

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DION, M [1 ]
LI, ZM [1 ]
ROSS, D [1 ]
CHATENOUD, F [1 ]
WILLIAMS, RL [1 ]
DICK, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED,BLACKETT LAB,SOLID STATE EXPTL GRP,LONDON SW7 2BZ,ENGLAND
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10.1109/2944.401201
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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We have measured the temperature sensitivity, T-0, of GaAs-(Al,Ga)As, GRINSCH, multiple quantum-well (MQW) lasers with different numbers of quantum wells ranging from one to ten. Our data suggests that there is an optimum number of wells, namely five, where T-0 is highest, Using a temperature-dependent model based on drift-diffusion equations, we have systematically analyzed the temperature sensitivity of a MQW GaAs-(Al,Ga)As laser, The T-0 versus well-number behavior observed experimentally is verified, and the important temperature-dependent factors are identified.
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