量子线,量子点和它们的激光器

介绍了半导体量子线、量子点的自组织生长法和掩膜表面选择局部生长法，讨论了量子线、量子点激光器的优点以及遇到的问题，指出了大小均匀性是实现量子线、量子点激光器的主要障碍．     

半导体微结构物理效应及其应用讲座 第2讲 量子阱、超晶格物理及其在光电子领域中的应用

文章介绍了半导体量子阱、超晶格的基本物理，以及它在光电子领域中的应用，包括量子阱、量子线、量子点、激光器、光调制器、自电光效应器件、量子点器件等．     

玻璃中的半导体量子点

介绍了玻璃中的半导体量子点。对玻璃中半导体量子点的生长过程、量子的电子态，量子尺寸效应、库仑阻塞效应及介电效应，做了比较全面的介绍。讨论了量子点的应用及发展前景。     

半导体量子点及其应用(Ⅰ)

量子点，又称“人造原子”，它是纳米科学与技术研究的重要组成部分，由于载流子在半导体量子点中受到三维限制而具有的优异性能，构成了量子器件和电路的基础，在未来的纳米电子学、光电子学，光子、量子计算和生命科学等方面有着重要的应用前景，受到人们广泛重视，文章分为Ⅰ、Ⅱ两个部分：第Ⅰ部分介绍了半导体量子点结构的制备和性质；第Ⅱ部分介绍了量子点器件的可能应用。     

GaN量子点层厚度对太赫兹量子点级联激光器有源区优化设计的影响

近年来,随着太赫兹科学技术的兴起,Ga N基量子级联激光器成为进一步提高太赫兹源工作温度潜力的研究方向之一。半导体量子点由于其优越的量子限制效应对改善光电器件的特性有重要的作用。本文系统研究了引入Ga N量子点后,Ga N量子点层厚度对双阱结构周期的Al_xGa_1-xN/Al_yGa_1-yN太赫兹量子点级联激光器的有源区结构优化设计的影响,并考虑了各种不同掩埋量子点的阱层厚度的影响。发现该结构中量子点层厚度越小,跃迁发光能级的能量间隔越小,且处于太赫兹光能量范围内;反之量子点层厚度越大,明显超出了太赫兹范围,尤其超过2 nm后压电极化效应使量子点左侧的阱中的三角形势垒抬高,更加不利于发光跃迁的进行。因此量子点级联激光器要产生太赫兹波段的辐射需要量子点层厚度足够小,对该结构来说应小于等于1 nm。此外还发现总体上跃迁发光的能级间隔几乎不受掩埋量子点的阱层厚度的影响。这些研究结果可为引入Ga N量子点的Al_xGa_1-xN/Al_yGa_...     

Ⅱ-Ⅵ族半导体激光器的新材料——ZnO量子点

介绍了研制Ⅱ－Ⅵ族半导体激光器方面的一个新途径－－自组织生长ＺｎＯ量子点微晶结构、ＺｎＯ已经实现了室温下光泵激发的受激发射,它将是继Ⅱ－Ⅵ族硒化物、Ⅲ－Ⅴ经物之后的又一种半导体激光器材料。     

量子点激子超辐射的条件和量子点集合的相干辐射

半导体量子点的激子超辐射出现的条件是本文激子超辐射的理论研究中的重点,我们的理论推导结果揭示要观测到半导体量子点的激子超辐射必须采用短于百飞秒的激发源。我们用ZnO单量子点观察到激子超辐射,同时测量和分析讨论了量子点集合的相干辐射性质,发现单量子点超辐射的二次方泵浦与辐射强度关系被大量量子点间的线性递增所掩盖。     

低维半导体材料应变分布

在各向同性弹性理论的假设下，探讨了理想简单化的二维、一维与零维半导体材料量子阱、量子线与量子点的应力和应变分布规律，并讨论了它们应力、应变与应变能密度分布之间的差异.结果有助于定性理解更复杂形状结构的低维半导体材料的应力、应变及应变能分布. 关键词： 低维材料 应变分布 量子阱 量子线 量子点     

半导体红外量子点发展现状与前景

半导体量子点具有独特的光学与电学性质,特别是红外量子点良好的光稳定性和生物相容性等优点使其在光电器件、生物医学等领域受到广泛关注。综述了吸收或发射光谱位于红外波段的量子点在激光、能源、光电探测以及生物医学等方面的应用现状与前景,归纳了适用于红外量子点材料的制备方法,并对比了不同方法在应用中的优势。半导体红外量子点材料选择丰富、应用形式多样:InAs量子点被动锁模激光器在1.3 μm波长处产生7.3 GHz的近衍射极限脉冲输出;InAs/GaAs量子点双波长激光器可泵浦产生0.6 nW的THz波;PbS量子点掺杂光纤放大器可在1.53 μm中心波长处实现10.5 dB光增益,带宽160 nm;CdSeTe量子点敏化太阳能电池、异质结Si基量子点太阳能电池的总转换效率可达8%和14.8%;胶质HgTe量子点制成的量子点红外探测器(QDIP)可实现3 μm~5 μm中波红外探测,Ge/Si量子点可实现3 μm~7 μm红外探测;CdTe/ZnSe核壳量子点可用于检测DNA序列的损伤与突变。半导体红外量子点上述应用形式的发展,将进一步促进红外光电系统向高效、快速、大规模集成的方向演进,也将极大地促进临床医学中活体成像检测的应用推广。     

位移效应对量子点激光器的性能影响

从理论上分析了位移效应对量子点激光器的影响, 并推导了量子点激光器阈值电流相对变化、输出功率相对变化的位移损伤公式. 对量子点激光器进行了中子辐照实验, 观察到了阈值电流的增加. 结合实验结果确定了量子点载流子非辐射复合速率的损伤因子的表达式, 公式计算结果与实验结果符合较好, 证明了模型的正确性. 得到的公式可用于预测量子点激光器在辐射环境下的性能变化, 有着较大实际应用价值. 关键词： 量子点激光器 位移损伤 缺陷     

Stability of Optically Injected Two‐State Quantum‐Dot Lasers

Simultaneous two‐state lasing is a unique property of semiconductor quantum‐dot (QD) lasers. This not only changes steady‐state characteristics of the laser device but also its dynamic response to perturbations. In this paper we investigate the dynamic stability of QD lasers in an external optical injection setup. Compared to conventional single‐state laser devices, we find a strong suppression of dynamical instabilities in two‐state lasers. Furthermore, depending on the frequency and intensity of the injected light, pronounced areas of bistability between both lasing frequencies appear, which can be employed for fast optical switching in all‐optical photonic computing applications. These results emphasize the suitability of QD semiconductor lasers in future integrated optoelectronic systems where a high level of stability is required.     

Lasing spectra of 1.55 μm InAs/InP quantum dot lasers: theoretical analysis and comparison with the experiments

In this paper, a theoretical model is used to investigate the lasing spectrum properties of InAs/InP (113)B quantum dot (QD) lasers emitting at 1.55 μm. The numerical model used is based on a multi-population rate equation (MPRE) analysis. It takes into account the effect of the competition between the inhomogeneous broadening (due to the QD size dispersion) and the homogenous broadening as well as a nonlinear gain variation associated to a multimode laser emission. The double laser emission and the temperature dependence of lasing spectra of self-assembled InAs/InP quantum dot lasers is studied both experimentally and theoretically.     

Effect of inhomogeneous broadening of submonolayer quantum dots on the generation of vertical-cavity laser with saturable absorber

The experimental dependences for a laser based on submonolayer quantum dots (QDs) without an absorber were used to calculate the energy characteristics of a semiconductor laser based on QDs and quantum wells with a saturable absorber under bistable lasing conditions; the data obtained make it possible to implement a monolithic version of this laser. All of the mechanisms of carrier relaxation and QD filling, which are important for experiment, are taken into account. The effect of inhomogeneous QD broadening over resonant frequency is considered. The laser mode shift that is caused by an increase in the pump current is found to limit the lasing power. It is shown that the choice of active and passive layers with inhomogeneously broadened QDs makes it possible to obtain bistable lasing in the entire range of available pump currents.     

Effect of inter-level relaxation and cavity length on double-state lasing performance of quantum dot lasers

Double-state lasing phenomena are easily observed in self-assembled quantum dot (QD) lasers. The effect of inter-level relaxation rate and cavity length on the double-state lasing performance of QD lasers is investigated on the basis of a rate equation model. Calculated results show that, for a certain cavity length, the ground state (GS) lasing threshold current increases almost linearly with the inter-level relaxation lifetime. However, as the relaxation rate becomes slower, the ratio of excited state (ES) lasing threshold current over the GS one decreases, showing an evident exponential behavior. A relatively feasible method to estimate the inter-level relaxation lifetime, which is difficult to measure directly, is provided. In addition, fast inter-level relaxation is favorable for the GS single-mode lasing, and leads to lower wetting layer (WL) carrier occupation probability and higher QD GS capture efficiency and external differential quantum efficiency. Besides, the double-state lasing effect strongly depends on the cavity length.     

Effect of inter-level relaxation and cavity length on double-state lasing performance of quantum dot lasers

Double-state lasing phenomena are easily observed in self-assembled quantum dot (QD) lasers. The effect of inter-level relaxation rate and cavity length on the double-state lasing performance of QD lasers is investigated on the basis of a rate equation model. Calculated results show that, for a certain cavity length, the ground state (GS) lasing threshold current increases almost linearly with the inter-level relaxation lifetime. However, as the relaxation rate becomes slower, the ratio of excited state (ES) lasing threshold current over the GS one decreases, showing an evident exponential behavior. A relatively feasible method to estimate the inter-level relaxation lifetime, which is difficult to measure directly, is provided. In addition, fast inter-level relaxation is favorable for the GS single-mode lasing, and leads to lower wetting layer (WL) carrier occupation probability and higher QD GS capture efficiency and external differential quantum efficiency. Besides, the double-state lasing effect strongly depends on the cavity length.     

Tuning effects in optimisation of GaAs-based InGaAs/GaAs quantum-dot VCSELs

The comprehensive optical-electrical-thermal-recombination self-consistent simulation of an operation of quantum-dot (QD) VCSELs is used to optimise their structure for GaAs-based oxide-confined QD VCSELs predestinated for the second-generation 1.3-μm optical-fibre communication. It has been found that, contrary to a general belief of lasing thresholds of QD lasers inversely proportional to their density, for any design of QD VCSELs, there exists an optimal QD density ensuring its lowest lasing threshold. Besides, in intentionally strongly detuned QD VCSELs, to reach the desired 1.30-μm radiation, it is superfluous to improve uniformity of their QDs because their lasing thresholds are surprisingly distinctly lower for less uniform QDs. Then for these devices more optimal are somewhat non-uniform QDs and a necessary optical gain may be achieved with the aid of an increasing QD density.     

铅卤钙钛矿法布里-帕罗谐振腔激光器

随着后摩尔时代的到来,对大容量、高速度信息处理的需求使得半导体器件应用由电子集成转向光子集成,高性能微纳激光器是实现光子集成的重要环节.种类丰富的半导体材料促进了半导体微纳激光器的快速发展,近年来,随着大量新型半导体材料(如二维半导体、铅卤钙钛矿等)的涌现,有望实现半导体微纳激光器性能的进一步提升.由于钙钛矿材料具有高光吸收、缺陷高容忍、激子结合能大等优异光学性质,使其成为高增益、低阈值半导体微纳激光器的优秀候选材料.法布里-珀罗(F-P)谐振腔激光器是钙钛矿激光器中研究广泛、结构简单、应用价值较高的一类激光器.本文以铅卤钙钛矿F-P谐振腔激光器为例,对其工作机理以及近年来的研究成果进行综述,从激子与光子弱耦合的光子激光和强耦合的极化子激光两个方面出发,详细介绍了钙钛矿材料既作为增益介质又作为谐振腔的F-P结构激光器以及仅作为增益介质的F-P腔激光器的激光的产生原理和影响因素,最后总结了钙钛矿F-P谐振腔激光器当前面临的挑战,展望了其进一步发展可能具备的前景.     

p型掺杂1.3μm InAs/GaAs量子点激光器的最大模式增益特性的研究

对p型掺杂13 μm InAs/GaAs量子点激光器的最大模式增益进行了实验和理论分析.实验上,测量了不同腔长激光器阈值电流密度与总损耗的对应关系,拟合出的最大模式增益为175 cm^-1,与相同结构非掺杂量子点激光器的最大模式增益一致.同时理论分析表明,p型掺杂对InAs/GaAs量子点激光器的最大模式增益并无影响,并且最大模式增益的计算结果与实验值相符.具有较小高度或高宽比的量子点能达到更高的最大模式增益,而较高的最大模式增益对p型掺杂13 μm InAs/GaAs自组织量子点激光器在光通信系统中的应用具有重要意义. 关键词： 最大模式增益 p型掺杂 InAs/GaAs量子点激光器     

Impact of gain compression on modulation response and dynamic properties of three state lasing InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot lasers

In this paper, we have theoretically studied dynamics of a semiconductor quantum dot (QD) laser for enhancing its small signal and large signal modulation as a function of compression gain. We have considered InGaAs/GaAs QD laser rate equations and solved this equation system numerically. We have revealed that a diminution in compression gain leads to an improvement in frequency bandwidth for this three state lasing system. We also have calculated turn on delay and output power that obviously indicates the effect of compression gain on relaxation oscillations.     

A Semiconductor Laser of the Visible Range as an Exciting Source of Raman Scattering

A possibility of application of semiconductor lasers of the visible range as exciting sources for Raman spectroscopy is studied. An experimental set-up for measuring Raman spectra of polycrystalline dielectrics and broad-gap semiconductors excited by a semiconductor laser with a wavelength of 640 nm was created. The conditions under which the spectral width of the lasing line of a semiconductor laser was within 10^-3 cm^-1 in the continuous mode with a power of 10 mW are realized. The characteristics of various types of exciting sources used in Raman spectroscopy are compared. The results of studies of the characteristic Raman spectra excited with a semiconductor laser in polycrystalline sulfur are presented.