High-Bandwidth Direct Modulation of Distributed-Feedback Quantum-Well Lasers

Abstract

Wide-bandwidth microwave modulation of semiconductor strained quantum-well lasers using distributed feedback structures plays an important role in high bit-rate optical communication systems. It is therefore critical to conduct research on the device physics of strained semiconductor quantum-well lasers under high-frequency modulation and on the creation of new techniques to characterize high-speed quantum-well lasers. The goals of this project are (1) to design and fabricate high bandwidth distributed feedback quantum- well lasers using strain effects and (2) to combine microwave and optical measurement techniques to investigate the physics and device performance of quantum-well lasers under high-speed modulation conditions. The project is interdisciplinary in nature since optoelectronic device technology, microwave and optical measurement techniques will be introduced to the study of high-frequency modulation of quantum-well lasers for optical communication systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA373344

Entities

People

  • S. L. Chuang

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Communication Systems
  • Distributed Feedback Lasers
  • Electro-Absorption Modulators
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Bands
  • Fermi Levels
  • Laser Beams
  • Modulation
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Quantum Well Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing