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Simulations of the high-frequency modulation characteristics of semiconductor lasers with segmented contacts predict a pronounced resonance-like modulation response that is beyond five times the original cut-off modulation frequency. Based on an effective multi-mode Maxwell–Bloch model, the simulations reveal the underlying phenomena. They show that the high-frequency response is a direct consequence of the particular spatio-temporal and multi-mode dynamics induced by the segmented-contact laser geometry.
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42.55.Px; 42.55.Ah
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Gehrig, E., Hess, O. High-frequency modulation of segmented-contact semiconductor lasers. Appl Phys B 76, 717–720 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1171-1
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