Abstract
A three-terminal laser structure is proposed as a means to achieve laser modulation using dynamic carrier heating. The injection of hot electrons, with energy tuned by variable joule heating over a high electric field region, is used to govern the carrier temperature in the active layer of a laser, while a separate heterojunction controls the injection rate. Simulations show the possibility of generating good-shaped picosecond optical pulses by modulating the voltage that controls the heating electric field.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3868-3870 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 26 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1995 |