InAs Quantum Dots of Engineered Height for Fabrication of Broadband Superluminescent Diodes

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Tuning the electrically evaluated electron Lande g factor in GaAs quantum dots and quantum wells of different well widths

We evaluate the Lande g factor of electrons in quantum dots (QDs) fabricated from GaAs quantum well (QW) structures of different well width. We first determine the Lande electron g factor of the QWs through resistive detection of electron spin resonance and compare it to the enhanced electron g factor determined from analysis of the magneto-transport. Next, we form laterally defined quantum dots using these quantum wells and extract the electron g factor from analysis of the cotunneling and Kondo effect within the quantum dots. We conclude that the Lande electron g factor of the quantum dot is primarily governed by the electron g factor of the quantum well suggesting that well width is an ideal design parameter for g-factor engineering QDs

Stable mode-locked pulses from mid-infrared semiconductor lasers

We report the unequivocal demonstration of mid-infrared mode-locked pulses from a semiconductor laser. The train of short pulses was generated by actively modulating the current and hence the optical gain in a small section of an edge-emitting quantum cascade laser (QCL). Pulses with pulse duration at full-width-at-half-maximum of about 3 ps and energy of 0.5 pJ were characterized using a second-order interferometric autocorrelation technique based on a nonlinear quantum well infrared photodetector. The mode-locking dynamics in the QCLs was modelled and simulated based on Maxwell-Bloch equations in an open two-level system. We anticipate our results to be a significant step toward a compact, electrically-pumped source generating ultrashort light pulses in the mid-infrared and terahertz spectral ranges.Comment: 26 pages, 4 figure

Modeling of an optical memory based on tunable lasers suitable for optical integrated circuits

Simulations of two laser systems of which the output wavelength can be switched by optical pulses are presented. The first system is based on two laser cavities containing a phased array waveguide (PHASAR) grating and an optical amplifier, that are coupled with a third optical amplifier. The second system consists of a single laser that contains a PHASAR, amplifier and two or more saturable absorbers. The rate equation model shows that the systems can be switched using pulses with a specific amount of energy. Switching speeds, requirements on the control pulses and the relation with design parameters are discussed

Ultrawide-bandwidth, superluminescent light-emitting diodes using InAs quantum dots of tuned height

An ultrawide-bandwidth, superluminescent light-emitting diode (SLED) utilizing multiple layers of dots of tuned height is reported. Due to thermal effect, the superluminescent phenomenon is observed only under pulse-mode operation. The device exhibits a 3 dB bandwidth of 190 nm with central wavelength of 1020 nm under continuouswave (cw) conditions. The maximum corresponding output power achieved in this device under cw and pulsed operation conditions are 0.54 mW and 17 mW, respectively.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye