Invited Paper: Design and modeling of a transistor vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

A multiple quantum well (MQW) transistor vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (T-VCSEL) is designed and numerically modeled. The important physical models and parameters are discussed and validated by modeling a conventional VCSEL and comparing the results with the experiment. The quantum capture/...

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Published in:Optical and quantum electronics 2011-10, Vol.42 (11-13), p.659-666
Main Authors: Shi, Wei, Faraji, Behnam, Greenberg, Mark, Berggren, Jesper, Xiang, Yu, Hammar, Mattias, Lestrade, Michel, Li, Zhi-Qiang, Li, Z. M. Simon, Chrostowski, Lukas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Computer Communication Networks
Computer simulation
Direct modulation
Electrical Engineering
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Lasers
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Modulation
Numerical modeling
Optical Devices
Optics
Photonics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum electronics
Quantum-trap model
Semiconductor devices
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Semiconductor lasers
laser diodes
Transistor laser
Transistors
VCSEL
Vertical cavity surface emission lasers
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Summary:A multiple quantum well (MQW) transistor vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (T-VCSEL) is designed and numerically modeled. The important physical models and parameters are discussed and validated by modeling a conventional VCSEL and comparing the results with the experiment. The quantum capture/escape process is simulated using the quantum-trap model and shows a significant effect on the electrical output of the T-VCSEL. The parameters extracted from the numerical simulation are imported into the analytic modeling to predict the frequency response and simulate the large-signal modulation up to 40 Gbps.
ISSN:0306-8919
1572-817X
1572-817X
DOI:10.1007/s11082-011-9444-0