The authors report a direct measurement of the absorption dynamics in an InAs p-i-n ridge waveguide quantum dot modulator. The carrier escape mechanisms are investigated via subpicosecond pump-probe measurements at room temperature, under reverse bias conditions. The optical pulses employed are degenerate in wavelength with the quantum dot ground state transition at 1.28μm. The absorption change recovers with characteristic times ranging from 62ps (0V)to∼700fs (−10V), showing a decrease of nearly two orders of magnitude. The authors show that at low applied fields, this recovery is attributed to thermionic emission while for higher applied fields, tunneling becomes the dominant mechanism.
We report temperature-dependent absorption recovery times in an InAs p-i-n ridge waveguide quantum-dot modulator under low reverse bias, investigated via subpicosecond pump-probe measurements. The measured decrease in absorption recovery time with increasing temperature (293–319 K) is in excellent agreement with a thermionic emission model. A similar trend in pulse duration with increasing temperature is also observed from a two-section mode-locked quantum-dot laser fabricated from a similar epitaxial structure. These measurements confirm the key role of the absorber recovery time in the reduction in the pulses generated by two-section mode-locked quantum-dot lasers, both at room and elevated temperatures.
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