Spectral linewidth and resonant frequency characteristics of InGaAsP/InP multiquantum well lasers

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Abstract
The spectral linewidth and resonant frequency characteristics of 1.3- mu m InGaAsP/InP multi-quantum-well lasers grown by liquid-phase epitaxy were investigated and compared to those of the conventional double heterostructure (DH) lasers. A decrease in spectral linewidth and an increase in resonant frequency f/sub r/ with decreasing well thickness were observed. Moreover, the linewidth enhancement factor alpha was reduced to approximately 2 for well thicknesses of less than approximately 200 AA, while that of the DH laser was approximately 6. An f/sub r/ of 9 GHz, which is twice as large as that of conventional DH lasers, was achieved at an optical power of 5.3 mW/facet.