Nanosecond high-current pulsed operation of ridge-waveguide lasers
A. Klehr, T. Prziwarka, A. Liero, T. Hoffmann, H.-J. Wünsche, H. Wenzel, and G. Erbert
Published in:
Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conf. (CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015), Jun. 21-25, Munich, Germany, ISBN: 978-1-4673-7475-0, paper CB_P_19 (2015).
Abstract:
Extremely strong ns-pulses are generated with 808nm ridge-waveguide lasers. Unusual post-pulse reverse currents are revealed under excitation beyond 10A. They are attributed to the reflow of excess carriers leaked before from the active layer.
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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