A theoretical investigation has been carried out for both the direct sinusoidal modulation and associated noise performance of InGaN based quantum well (QW) semiconductor laser diodes (LDs) operating in multimode. The study is based on the QW lasers with two separate quantum wells with different carrier injection ratios. A model of multimode rate equations is developed by taking into account both symmetric and asymmetric cross-gain saturation. Numerical simulation shows that the mode partition effect exists in both the modulated and unmodulated LDs. From modulation at microwave frequency, highly synchronized oscillation of the modes resulting periodic pulse-like output is observed that contains peaks at modulation frequency and its harmonics. Associated total RIN and modal RIN values suppress with the modulation index. The simulation results have well correspondence with the previously reported theoretical and experimental findings.
DUJASE Vol. 6 (2) 94-98, 2021 (July)
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.