Variation of effective index of refraction in a double-heterojunction laser (In1−xGaxP1−zAsz)

Abstract
Data (197 °K) on InP‐In1−xGaxP1−zAsz‐InP DH diodes are presented showing that the effective index of refraction of a semiconductor laser, [n (λ)−λ dn/dλ], is not a single curve but, instead, is a family of curves that depends upon injection level.