MODELING OF QUANTUM-WELL LASERS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS OF OPTOELECTRONIC INTEGRATED-CIRCUITS

被引:31
作者
GAO, DS
KANG, SMS
BRYAN, RP
COLEMAN, JJ
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,COORDINATED SCI LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
[2] UNIV ILLINOIS,CTR COMPOUND SEMICOND MICROELECTR,NATL SCI FDN,URBANA,IL 61801
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1109/3.59660
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A two-port circuit model for quantum-well (QW) lasers has been developed from rate equations. With emphasis on the physical principles, the phenomena of the recombination process of electron-hole pairs and the light wave resonance in the active region have been incorporated into this new model. Our model has been implemented into a circuit simulator and validated with measured dc and transient laser characteristics. The frequency effects on the modulation properties of QW lasers have been studied and analyzed using a small-signal model. Simulation results show excellent agreement with experimental data. © 1990 IEEE
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页码:1206 / 1216
页数:11
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