Double integrated laser-thyristor

Abstract

Comparative experiments are performed on a semiconductor laser with different numbers (one or two) of emitting sections monolithically integrated with an electronic switch (thyristor). It is shown that the functional integration of a laser with a thyristor in one heterostructure makes it possible to achieve efficient operation of the laser in a pulsed regime (up to 50 W), while the use of vertical integration of two laser sections in this device additionally increases the optical output power to 90 W with all other conditions being the same.