A sensitive microwave method is described to study the optical frequency response of a microcavity laser, demonstrating that a quantum-well vertical cavity surface-emitting laser ( aperture, ) can exhibit almost single mode operation (nearly threshold free), and an electron-hole spontaneous lifetime Purcell enhancement of 2.08 times. The microwavemeasurement method employing electrical-to-optical conversion, and distinct separation of electrical input and optical output, is more revealing than photoluminescence decay experiments (and the inconvenient overlap of optical input and output).
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