InGaAsP分别限制量子阱激光器

长波长InGaAsP量子阱激光器,以其低阈值、窄光谱线宽和高的调制频带宽等优良特性而成为大容量通信的基础。为此,我们利用低压MOVCD技术生长了1.62μm和1.3μm的InGaAsP材料,测得其77K光荧光(PL)谱线半峰高宽分别为18.7meV和28meV.利用X射线双晶衍射测得两种材料的晶格失配度不大于1×10^-3.并生长了四个不同阱宽的InGaAsP/InP量子阱结构,测得77K温度下的PL谱,分析了阱宽对发光波长及半峰宽的影响,并提出在量子阱激光器中减小界面层影响的方法。在此基础上,生长了分别限制量子阱激光器结构,并利用质子轰击制备出条形结构激光器,测得其最低阈值电流为100mA.直流工作光谱峰值波长为1.52μm左右,单面输出外微分量子效率约为36%.     

External cavity quantum dot tunable laser through 1.55 μm

The optical performance of InAs/InGaAsP quantum dot (QD) lasers grown on (1 0 0) InP was studied for three different material structures. The most efficient QD laser structure, having a threshold current of 107 mA and an external differential quantum efficiency of 9.4% at room temperature, was used to form the active region of a grating-coupled external cavity tunable laser. A tuning range of 110 nm was demonstrated, which was mainly limited by the mirror and internal losses of the uncoated laser diode. Rapid state-filling of the QDs was also demonstrated by observing the evolution of the spectra with increasing injected current.     

Gain recovery dynamics and photon-driven transport in quantum cascade lasers

Quantum cascade lasers are semiconductor devices based on the interplay of perpendicular transport through the heterostructure and the intracavity lasing field. We employ femtosecond time-resolved pump-probe measurements to investigate the nature of the transport through the laser structure via the dynamics of the gain. The gain recovery is determined by the time-dependent transport of electrons through both the active regions and the superlattice regions connecting them. As the laser approaches and exceeds threshold, the component of the gain recovery due to the nonzero lifetime of the upper lasing state in the active region shows a dramatic reduction due to the onset of quantum stimulated emission; the drift of the electrons is thus driven by the cavity photon density. The gain recovery is qualitatively different from that in conventional lasers due to the superlattice transport in the cascade.     

量子阱半导体激光器阈值的理论分析

分析了单量子阱(SQW)、多量子阱(MQW)和分别限制异质结构量子阱(SCH-SQW)半导体激光器的阈值.求出了表示光增益随注入载流子密度变化的方程.利用这个结果,得到了上述三种量子阱半导体激光器的阈值电流密度的表达式.     

Active region design of a terahertz GaN/ Al0.15Ga0.85N quantum cascade laser

We propose the idea of developing THz quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with GaN-based quantum well (QW) structures with significant advantages over the currently demonstrated THz lasers in the GaAs-based material system. While the ultrafast longitudinal optical (LO) phonon scattering in AlGaN/GaN QWs can be used for the rapid depopulation of the lower laser state, the large LO-phonon energy (∼90 meV) can effectively reduce the thermal population of the lasing states at higher temperatures. Our analysis of one particular structure has shown that a relatively low threshold current density of 832 A/cm² can provide a threshold optical gain of 50/cm at room temperature. We have also found that the characteristic temperature in this structure is as high as 136 K.     

High Performance AlGaAs Quantum Well Lasers with Low Beam Divergence Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

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Improvement of performance characteristics of deep violet InGaN DQW lasers using a strip DQW active region

The effect of the laser ridge width on the performance characteristics of deep violet In_0.082Ga_0.918N/GaN double quantum well (DQW) laser diodes (LDs) has been numerically investigated. Simulation results indicated that threshold current of LDs is decreased and slope efficiency and differential quantum efficiency (DQE) are increased by decreasing ridge width, whereas output power is decreased. The results also showed that a decrease of more than 1 μm in the ridge width reduces the threshold current, whereas the slope efficiency, output power, and DQE are decreased. A new DQW LD structure with a strip active region has been proposed to obtain a lower current threshold and higher output power, slope efficiency, and DQE. The results showed the InGaN DQW LD with a strip DQW active region has the highest output power, slope efficiency, and DQE; it also has a lower threshold current compared with that of the original LD. The comparative study conducted for the LDs with output emission wavelengths of 390, 414 and 436 nm has also confirmed the enhancement in LD performance using the strip DQW active region structure.     

Design considerations to improve high temperature characteristics of 1.3 μm AlGaInAs-InP uncooled multiple quantum well lasers: Strain in barriers

Uncooled multiple quantum well lasers have great attraction because of their lower power dissipation and smaller size than traditional semiconductor lasers. In this study we will investigate the strain effect in barriers of 1.3 μm AlGaInAs-InP uncooled multiple quantum well lasers. We simulate a laser structure using a band-to-band transition approach. Single effective mass theory has been used for conduction band and Kohn-Luttinger Hamiltonian has been solved for valance band to obtain quantum states and envelope wave functions in the structure. In the case of unstrained barriers, the results have good agreement with a real device fabricated and presented in one of the references. Our main work is proposal of 0.2% compressive strain in the structure Barriers that cause 20% improvement in mode gain-current density characteristic. Significant reduction in leakage current density and Auger current density characteristics is also obtained at 85 °C. Optical gain-photon energy spectrum is increased more than 3% proportional to unstrained barriers.     

Anomalous characteristics of lasers with a large number of quantum wells

Semiconductor lasers with an active region containing six quantum wells are investigated experimentally. The temperature dependences of working characteristics (threshold current density, external differential quantum efficiency, and directional pattern) are analyzed. Anomalous behavior of the temperature dependence of the threshold current and external differential quantum efficiency, associated with a negative characteristic temperature and a decrease in the quantum efficiency of radiation upon a decrease in temperature, is detected. A narrowing of the directional patterns in the plane perpendicular to the p-n junction upon an increase in temperature is revealed.     

基于钠硼铝硅酸盐玻璃的PbSe量子点红外单模光纤激光

根据实验制备的钠硼铝硅酸盐PbSe量子点玻璃及其透射电子显微镜(TEM)图、吸收谱和发射谱,计算机数值模拟了以PbSe量子点作为激活增益介质的红外单模光纤激光。应用遗传算法,通过数值求解粒子数速率方程和激光谐振腔振荡方程,优化计算了量子点光纤激光器(QDFL)的最佳抽运波长、光纤长度、掺杂浓度及出射镜反射率。结果表明:饱和抽运功率为2 W,在1676nm激光波长处,QDFL最大输出功率可达1.36 W,抽运效率达68%。与通常的掺稀土离子(Yb3+、Er3+)的光纤激光器相比,QDFL具有抽运效率高、激励阈值低、掺杂密度可调、光纤饱和长度短等特点。由于量子点辐射波长的尺寸依赖特性,容易形成多波长激射或波长可调的新型激光器。     

Proton radiation effects in quantum dot lasers

Proton beams with energies of 10 and 200 MeV were irradiated onto InAs quantum dot lasers with a wavelength of 1.3 μm. The increase in threshold current by proton irradiation was small compared with those of the previously reported other quantum dot lasers with larger active region and 1.3-μm InGaAsP quantum well lasers. These results were discussed by taking account of non-ionizing energy loss and effective volume of active region.     

GaInAsP/InP surface-emitting laser diode

In this review paper, we will introduce the advantages and laser characteristics of GaInAsP/InP surface-emitting (SE) lasers. In order to obtain the room temperature oscillation of the SE laser diodes, it is very important to reduce not only its threshold current density but also threshold current itself. To decrease its threshold current density and/or its threshold current, we investigated some possible SE laser structures. First, we tried to reduce the threshold current density by introducing (i) a Au/SiO₂ mirror, (ii) a dielectric multilayer mirror to increase the n-side (output-side) reflectivity, and (iii) multi-active-layer structure. Next, to reduce the threshold current, certain types of current confining structure, namely (i) a round-high-mesa/polyimide-buried structure, (ii) a planar buried heterostructure (PBH), (iii) a circular buried heterostructure (CBH) with SiO₂ mask and (iv) a flat surface circular buried heterostructure (FCBH), were investigated. The threshold current of the SE laser was reduced to 18 mA and its highest operation temperature was raised to 263 K (–10°C).     

Hole capture rate of GaInAs/InP strained quantum-well lasers

The property of hole capture of quantum wells is important in the static properties of lasers above threshold, such as the differential efficiency and light output power. We investigate experimentally the hole capture rate and its influence on the carrier overflow in the optical confinement layers for compressive-strained, tensile-strained and unstrained GaInAs/GaInAsP/InP quantum-well lasers emitting at 1.5 m by measuring the spontaneous emission from the optical confinement layers above threshold. The carrier density in the optical confinement layers increases with current owing to finite hole capture rates. This increase is dependent on well thickness and barrier height determined by the strain. This increase is comparable in the tensile-strained and unstrained lasers with relatively low threshold, while in the compressive-strained laser it is about double that in the other two types. The dependence of this increase on threshold carrier density is also observed, that is the carrier density in the optical confinement layers increases rapidly in high-threshold samples, in particular, in the tensile-strained laser with large hole barrier height. From these results, laser operation with high output power and high efficiency is expected by reducing threshold carrier density in the tensile-strained laser and by increasing well numbers in the compressive-strained laser as long as the inhomogeneous injection between wells is not severe. By fitting measurements with theory, the hole capture time is estimated as 0.1 to 0.25 ps in these strained and unstrained lasers.     

Enhanced spontaneous emission factor for microcavity lasers

The microcavity and the influence of nonradiative recombination can control spontaneous emission. An analytic resolution of rate equation is studied for microcavity lasers. The relationship between output prop- erties and structural parameters of multi-quantum wells (MQWs) is obtained. One of the most important consequences of the incrcased spontaneous emission factor is the reduction of laser threshold. It is found that the characteristic curve of a "thresholdless" laser is strongly nonradiative depopulation-dependent. The light output is increased by the enhanced well number and the reduced width. In particular, there is an optimal well number corresponding to the lowest threshold current density for MQW structure in the microcavity lasers.     

近800 nm波长张应变GaAsP/AlGaAs量子阱激光器有源区的设计

张应变GaAs_1-xP_x量子阱是高性能大功率半导体激光器的核心有源区,基于能带结构分析优化其结构参数具有重要的应用指导意义.首先,基于6×6 Luttinger-Kohn模型,采用有限差分法计算了张应变GaAs_1-xP_x量子阱的能带结构,得到了第一子带间跃迁波长固定为近800 nm时的阱宽-阱组分关系,即随着阱组分x的增加,需同时增大阱宽,且阱宽较大时靠近价带顶的是轻空穴第一子带lh₁,阱宽较小时靠近价带顶的是重空穴第一子带hh₁.计算并分析了导带第一子带c₁到价带子带lh₁和hh₁的跃迁动量矩阵元.针对808 nm量子阱激光器,模拟计算了阈值增益与阱宽的关系,得到大阱宽有利于横磁模激射,小阱宽有利于横电模激射.进一步考虑了自发辐射和俄歇复合之后,模拟计算了808 nm量子阱激光器的阱宽与阈值电流密度的关系,阱宽较大时载流子对高能级子带的填充使得阈值电流密度增加,而阱宽较小时则是低的有源区光限制因子导致阈值电流密度升高,因此存在一最佳的阱宽-阱组分组合,可使阈值电流密度达到最小.本文的模拟结果可对张应变GaAs_1-xP_x量子阱激光器的理论分析和结构设计提供理论指导.     

Optical gain analysis of strain-compensated InGaN–AlGaN quantum well active regions for lasers emitting at 420–500 nm

Strain-compensated InGaN quantum wells with tensile AlGaN barriers are analyzed as improved gain media for laser diodes emitting at 420–500 nm. The band structure is calculated using the 6-band k ·p formalism, taking into account valence band mixing, strain effect, and spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations. The optical gain analysis exhibits significant improvement in the peak optical gain and differential gain for the strain-compensated structures. The calculation also shows a significant reduction of threshold carrier density and current density for diode lasers employing the strain-compensated InGaN–AlGaN QW active regions.     

增益导波垂直腔激光器注入电流空间分布及其对激光近场模式影响的理论分析和表征

依据导电介质的稳态电场理论建立了一种对增益导波型垂直腔半导体激光器注入电流矢量分析的三维解析模型. 计算研究了电流密度空间分布及其与顶面电注入环参量之间的相互关联性. 结果显示在两极之间存在一个载流子径向分布中心极大的区域. 由于激光功率与注入电流之间存在线性关系,因此,要使器件能够获得基模或中心均匀的光强输出以及尽可能低的阈值,应使激光有源层与载流子均匀分布的临界层重合. 计算结果对顶发射与底发射结构以及不同环参数下的载流子分布情况及对近场模式形成的影响进行了分析和讨论. 关键词： 垂直谐振腔激光器 注入电流 激光模式     

隐埋“月牙”形InGaAsP/InP激光器动态特性研究

本文用计算机模拟方法分析了隐埋“月牙”形InGaAsP/InP激光器的动态特性,得到阈值电流,单模截止条件与有源区厚度(中心)d₀、沟宽W、条宽s、腔长L和材料的电阻率R_x等结构参数间的关系。在模拟分析的基础上,提供了阈值电流与结构参数间的近似表示式,从中能简捷地估算激光器的物理特性。文内还提出了注入载流子浓度高斯分布模型,应用这模型,可准确地计算电流扩展和增益分布,且导出了最大增益g_max,阈值电流密度J_th,模增益G_th,最佳有源区(中心)厚度d_0,min,最佳阈值电流密度J_th,min等一系列解析式。基于上述分析,该激光器最佳设计参数为d₀=0.15—0.2μm,W=2—4μm,s=10—15μm,L=200μm。 关键词：     

硅基III-V族量子点激光器的发展现状和前景

本文简要综述了硅基III-V族量子点激光器的研究进展. 在介绍了量子点激光器的优势和发展后, 重点介绍了近年来硅基、锗基III-V族量子点材料生长上的突破性进展及所带来的器件性能的大幅提高, 如实现了锗基和硅基1.3 μm InAs/GaAs量子点激光器的室温激射, 锗基量子点激光器的阈值电流低至55.2 A/cm²并可达60 ℃以上的连续激射, 通过锗硅虚拟衬底, 在硅基上实现了30 ℃下以16.6 mW的输出功率达到4600 h的激光寿命, 这些突破性的进展为硅基光电子集成打开了新的大门.     

非对称结构大功率940nm量子阱激光器

为改善940 nm大功率InGaAs/GaAs半导体激光器输出特性,通过模拟计算了非对称波导层及限制层结构的光场分布,并参照模拟制作了非对称结构半导体激光器器件。采用低压金属有机物气相沉积(LP-MOCVD)生长技术,获得了低内吸收系数的高质量外延材料,通过实验数据计算得到激光器材料内吸收系数仅为0.44mm~(-1)。进而通过管芯工艺制作了条宽100μm、腔长2000μm的940 nm半导体激光器器件。25℃室温10 A直流连续(CW)测试镀膜后器件阈值电流251 mA,斜率效率1.22 W/A,最大输出功率达到9.6 W,最大光电转化效率超过70%。