ABSTRACT
Lasers-thyristors with a narrow (20 µm) mesa stripe contact have been studied. It was shown that the laser peak power reaches a value of 2.5 W in the long-pulse mode at a pulse width of 13 ns. It was demonstrated that generation of a controlled train of laser pulses with peak power of 1.6 W and width of 90 ps is possible in the short-pulse mode. The maximum value of the pulse repetition frequency was 470 kHz at the following working characteristics of the laser-thyristor: blocking voltage 5.8 V, control current pulse 25 mA. A number of specific features were observed in the short-pulse mode. It was found that the blocking voltage and amplitude of the control current pulse affect the lasing process. We observed that in short pulse mode the lasing spectra have a two-band structure and the lateral near field may degenerate into a single spot with size substantially smaller than the mesa stripe width. It was shown that the main reason for the observed specific features of lasing is the clearly pronounced effect of the spatial localization of the current.
ABSTRACT
We suggested and experimentally confirmed the effective method of internal optical loss reduction by high order mode suppression in a separate confinement quantum well laser heterostructure with asymmetric ultra thick waveguide. Manufacturing of InGaAs/GaAs/AlGaAs laser heterostructure with a 1.7 microm-thick asymmetric waveguide allowed attaining super low value of internal optical loss alphai=0.34 cm-1 preserving high efficiency and fundamental transverse mode operation. Record-high 16 W continuous wave (CW) and 145 W pulse room temperature front facet output optical power and 74% wallplug efficiency were attained in 100-microm-aperture 1.06-microm-emitting laser diodes with 3 mm cavity length.
