High quality above 3-μm mid-infrared InGaAsSb/AIGaInAsSb multiple-quantum well grown by molecular beam epitaxy

The GaSb-based laser shows its superiority in the 3-4 ~tm wavelength range. However, for a quantum well （QW） laser structure of InGaAsSb/AIGaInAsSb multiple-quantum well （MQW） grown on GaSb, uniform content and high com- pressive strain in InGaAsSb/A1GaInAsSb are not easy to control. In this paper, the influences of the growth tempera- ture and compressive strain on the photoluminescence （PL） property of a 3.0μm lnGaAsSb/A1GaInAsSb MQW sample are analyzed to optimize the growth parameters. Comparisons among the PL spectra of the samples indicate that the Ino.485GaAso.184Sb/Alo.3Gao.45Ino.25Aso.22Sbo.78 MQW with 1.72% compressive strain grown at 460 ~C posseses the op- timum optical property. Moreover, the wavelength range of the MQW structure is extended to 3.83 μm by optimizing the parameters.     

High quality above 3-μm mid-infrared InGaAsSb/AlGaInAsSb multiple-quantum well grown by molecular beam epitaxy

The GaSb-based laser shows its superiority in the 3–4 μm wavelength range. However, for a quantum well(QW) laser structure of InGaAsSb/AlGaInAsSb multiple-quantum well(MQW) grown on GaSb, uniform content and high compressive strain in InGaAsSb/AlGaInAsSb are not easy to control. In this paper, the influences of the growth temperature and compressive strain on the photoluminescence(PL) property of a 3.0-μm InGaAsSb/AlGaInAsSb MQW sample are analyzed to optimize the growth parameters. Comparisons among the PL spectra of the samples indicate that the In0.485GaAs0.184Sb/Al0.3Ga0.45In0.25As0.22Sb0.78MQW with 1.72% compressive strain grown at 460 C posseses the optimum optical property. Moreover, the wavelength range of the MQW structure is extended to 3.83 μm by optimizing the parameters.     

2-μm single longitudinal mode GaSb-based laterally coupled distributed feedback laser with regrowth-free shallow-etched gratings by interference lithography

We report a type-I Ga Sb-based laterally coupled distributed-feedback(LC-DFB) laser with shallow-etched gratings operating a continuous wave at room temperature without re-growth process. Second-order Bragg gratings are fabricated alongside the ridge waveguide by interference lithography. Index-coupled LC-DFB laser with a cavity of 1500 μm achieves single longitudinal mode continuous-wave operation at 20℃ with side mode suppression ratio(SMSR) as high as 24 dB.The maximum single mode continuous-wave output power is about 10 mW at room temperature(uncoated facet). A low threshold current density of 230 A/cm~2 is achieved with differential quantum efficiency estimated to be 93 mW/A. The laser shows a good wavelength stability against drive current and working temperature.     

Room-Temperature Operation of 2.4 μm InGaAsSb/A1GaAsSb Quantum-Well Laser Diodes with Low-Threshold Current Density

GaSb-based 2.4μm InGaAsSb/AIGaAsSb type-I quantum-well laser diode is fabricated. The laser is designed consisting of three In0.35 Ga0.65As0.1Sb0.9/Al0.35 Ga0.65 As0.02Sb0.98 quantum wells with 1% compressive strain located in the central part of an undoped Al0.35Ga0.65As0.02Sb0.98 waveguide layer. The output power of the laser with a 50-μm-wide i-ram-long cavity is 28roW, and the threshold current density is 400A/cm2 under continuous wave operation mode at room temperature.     

Growth and fabrication of a mid-wavelength infrared focal plane array based on type-II InAs/GaSb superlattices

We present the fabrication of a mid-wavelength infrared focal plane array(FPA)based on type-II InAs/GaSb strain layer superlattices(SLs).The detectors contain a 400-period 8 ML InAs/8 ML GaSb SL active layer,which is grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy on GaSb(100)N type substrates.Lattice mismatch between the superlattices and GaSb substrate achieves 148.9 ppm.The full width at half maximum of the first order satellite peak from X-ray diffraction was 28 arcsec.Single element detectors and FPA with a 128 128 pixels were fabricated using citric acid based solution wet chemical etching.Chemical and physical passivation effectively reduces the surface leakage and this process was characterized by I–V measurement.The devices showed a 50%cut-off wavelength of 4.73 m at 77 K.The photodiode exhibited an R0A of 103cm2.The FPA was characterized with an integration time of 0.5 ms and F/2.0 optics at 77 K and the average blackbody detectivity of the detectors is 2.01 109cm Hz1=2/W.     

2微米AlGaAsSb/InGaSb I类量子阱大功率激光器

通过分子束外延的方式生长了2微AlGaAsSb/InGaSb I类量子阱大功率激光器。制备了脊条形波导的激光二极管以及激光器线列（4个发射单元）,腔面均未镀膜。对单个激光二极管,在10℃工作温度下,最大连续激射功率为0.5W,阈值电流密度为150A/cm2,斜率效率为0.17W/A,在脉冲宽度为100微秒,5%占空比的条件下,其脉冲光功率达到0.98W。对激光器线列,室温最大连续激射功率为1.02W,最大脉冲激射功率达到3.03W。