SINGLE-TRANSVERSE-MODE BIPOLAR CASCADE LASERS WITH THICK QUANTUM WELLS AND NO OPTICAL CONFINEMENT LAYERS

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat-13060, Kuwait.

Abstract

The use of thick quantum wells with no optical confinement layers allows designing single-transverse-mode bipolar cascade lasers with high external differential quantum efficiencies. By controlling the number of wells the available laser power is maximized.