Well Width Dependence of Threshold Current Density in Tensile-Strained InGaAs/InGaAsP Quantum-Well Lasers

Abstract
We investigated how the well width affected threshold current density in tensile-strained InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum well lasers. Lasers with wider wells had lower threshold current densities, independent of the cavity length. This is mainly caused by the reduction of the transparent current density.