1. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Politekhnicheskaya ul. 26, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia 2. Institut für Festk?rperphysik, Technische Universit?t Berlin, D-10623, Berlin, Germany
Abstract:
The power conversion efficiency of laser diodes with an array of quantum dots in the active region is analyzed. A model is proposed which allows analytical determination of the optimal cavity length corresponding to the highest conversion efficiency for a given output power. A comparison is made with experimental data for high-power lasers based on submonolayer quantum dots emitting at 0.94 µm.