We investigated the carrier and light trapping in GaInAs/AlGaAs single-quantum-well laser structures by means of time-resolved photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of the shape and depth of the confinement potential and of the cavity geometry was studied by using different AlGaAs/GaAs short-period superlattices as barriers. Our results show that grading the optical cavity improves considerably both carrier and light trapping in the quantum well, and that the trapping efficiency is enhanced by increasing the graded confining potential.

Topics
Superlattices, Raman spectroscopy, Time-resolved photoluminescence, Optical resonators, Quantum wells, Lasers
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