摘要:
Disclosed is apparatus, exemplarily an electronic switching machine, that comprises novel and advantageous optical interconnection means. In particular, the apparatus comprises one or more digital electronic gates, and the output of the gate or gates is applied, without intervening amplification, to a semiconductor laser whose radiation output is responsive to the applied electrical signal. The laser exemplarily is a quantum well laser comprising at least one gain section and at least one loss section. The electrical output of the gate or gates is connected to the at least one loss section. Due to the ability of such lasers to be switched by means of a relatively very small current through the loss section, conventionally used drive amplifiers are not required in apparatus according to the invention, resulting in significantly reduced complexity and cost.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser element having an active layer comprising a quantum well structure or a multi-quantum well structure which allows n levels of quantum states (n ≧ 2) from the first quantum level to the n-th quantum level, in which the front facet reflectivity and the rear facet reflectivity are made asymmetric or low so that an oscillation occurs at the n-th quantum level, a reflecting mirror having a reflectivity which enables that an oscillation of the semiconductor element occurs at a quantum level lower than the n-th quantum level, and a reflecting mirror moving means for varying the oscillation wavelength of the semiconductor laser element by arranging the reflecting mirror in the neighborhood of the front facet or rear facet of the semiconductor laser element. Therefore, a semiconductor laser device which oscillates at desired light outputs at two or more wavelengths by quite a simple construction can be obtained.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser element having an active layer comprising a quantum well structure or a multi-quantum well structure which allows n levels of quantum states (n ≧ 2) from the first quantum level to the n-th quantum level, in which the front facet reflectivity and the rear facet reflectivity are made asymmetric or low so that an oscillation occurs at the n-th quantum level, a reflecting mirror having a reflectivity which enables that an oscillation of the semiconductor element occurs at a quantum level lower than the n-th quantum level, and a reflecting mirror moving means for varying the oscillation wavelength of the semiconductor laser element by arranging the reflecting mirror in the neighborhood of the front facet or rear facet of the semiconductor laser element. Therefore, a semiconductor laser device which oscillates at desired light outputs at two or more wavelengths by quite a simple construction can be obtained.
摘要:
A laser device comprising an active layer (163) of quantum well structure and a wavelength selective reflector at one end of the resonant cavity. Radiation is selectively reflected at one or more wavelengths corresponding to quantum levels higher than the lowest quantum level of the active layer. The laser device oscillates at the one or more selected wavelengths while oscillation at a wavelength corresponding to transition from the lowest quantum level is suppressed.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to novel optoelectronic devices, such as light emitters and detectors, that have a unique combination of semiconductor materials that provides a band arrangement resulting in improved efficiency of carrier injection. The devices are quantum well type devices in which discrete electronic states are formed by size quantization effects in the quantum well region. Electromagnetic radiation of emission and absorption occurs by the transition of electrons from a first energy state to a second energy state in either the conduction band or the valence band of the quantum well layer (12). The bands edges of the layers are offset such that under an appropriate bias, the discrete energy states reside in the bandgap of one of the electrodes (14) and in an allowed region of the other electrode (16), with one state residing in the conduction band of one electrode and the other state residing in the valence band of the other electrode. The wavelength of the emitted or detected light is inversely proportional to the energy difference between the first and second states. Wavelength customization is facilitated by techniques for adjusting the energy difference.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser element selectively emitting lights differing in corresponding quantized energy from each other comprises a substrate (1), a laser resonator provided on the substrate (1) and having end surfaces opposed to each other, the resonator comprising semiconductor layers including an active layer (4) of quantum well structure and laminated on the substrate (1), and a plurality of electrodes (7₁, 7₂) juxtaposed in the direction of resonance of the resonator, the electrodes independently pouring an electric current into the active layer (4), the end surface loss of the resonator being set so that a light corresponding to greater quantized energy may be oscillated when electric currents are poured at equal densities from the plurality of electrodes (7₁, 7₂) into the active layer and that a light corresponding to smaller quantized energy may be oscillated when electric currents are poured at different densities from the plurality of electrodes (7₁, 7₂) into the active layer (4).
摘要:
A semiconductor laser having an active layer (104) of quantum well structure, where the resonator loss is enhanced thereby to conduct an oscillation at a high quantum level.