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The gain coefficient of a semiconductor laser amplifier is given by =82r1(v)fg ...
The gain coefficient of a semiconductor laser amplifier is given by ?=8??2??r?1??(v)fg?(v) where fg?(v) is the Fermi inversion factor, and ?(v) is the optical joint density of states ?(v)=??21?(2mr?)3/2(hv?Eg?)1/2 a) Considering a GaAs laser amplifier operating at 300K(Eg=1.42eV), if the injection current through the device is such that the separation between the quasi Fermi levels is 1.48eV, draw a schematic representing the variation of gain with photon energy. (Briefly explain the nature of the curve) b) What is the amplification frequency-range (?v) of this amplifier? c) If the gain medium (at a) above) is cooled to 200K, what qualitative changes one would see in the gain variation? (Show this change in the same diagram drawn at a) above. Neglect the temperature dependence of Eg.)