Rate Equations of Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Abstract

We rigorously establish the rate equations for vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers, starting from a general energy rate equation. Our results show that the conventional rate equation used so far in the literature is incorrect because of an inappropriate calculation of the mirror losses. Our calculations include the effect of amplified spontaneous emission and can be used to describe the properties of resonant-cavity-enhanced photodetectors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA471436

Entities

People

  • L.A. Coldren
  • P. Royo
  • R. Koda

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Amplifiers
  • California
  • Cavity Resonators
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Detection
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Equations
  • Gain
  • Laser Amplifiers
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Mirrors
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics