Transistor laser for electronic-photonic integrated circuits

Milton Feng, Nick Holonyak

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Abstract

We have demonstrated the first transistor that simultaneously operated as a transistor and as a laser - the "transistor laser" (2004). The insertion of quantum-wells and tilted charge in the short base of a transistor reduces recombination lifetime below 30 ps which is critical for extending the direct modulation bandwidth of the semiconductor laser towards 100 GHz. Three-port operation expands the use of the transistor laser to electronic-photonic integrated circuits.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium
Subtitle of host publicationIntegrated Circuits in GaAs, InP, SiGe, GaN and Other Compound Semiconductors, CSICS 2013 - Technical Digest 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 8 2013
Event2013 35th IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium: Integrated Circuits in GaAs, InP, SiGe, GaN and Other Compound Semiconductors, CSICS 2013 - Monterey, CA, United States
Duration: Oct 13 2013Oct 16 2013

Publication series

NameTechnical Digest - IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium, CSIC
ISSN (Print)1550-8781

Other

Other2013 35th IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium: Integrated Circuits in GaAs, InP, SiGe, GaN and Other Compound Semiconductors, CSICS 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonterey, CA
Period10/13/1310/16/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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