Gain and tuning characteristics of mid-infrared InSb quantum dot diode lasers

Lu, Qi and Zhuang, Qiandong and Hayton, Jonathan and Yin, Min and Krier, Anthony (2014) Gain and tuning characteristics of mid-infrared InSb quantum dot diode lasers. Applied Physics Letters, 105 (3): 031115. ISSN 0003-6951

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Abstract

There have been relatively few reports of lasing from InSb quantum dots (QDs). In this work, type II InSb/InAs QD laser diodes emitting in the mid-infrared at 3.1 μm have been demonstrated and characterized. The gain was determined to be 2.9 cm−1 per QD layer, and the waveguide loss was ∼15 cm−1 at 4 K. Spontaneous emission measurements below threshold revealed a blue shift of the peak wavelength with increasing current, indicating filling of ground state heavy hole levels in the QDs. The characteristic temperature, T0 = 101 K below 50 K, but decreased to 48 K at higher temperatures. The emission wavelength of these lasers showed first a blue shift followed by a red shift with increasing temperature. A hybrid structure was used to fabricate the laser by combining a liquid phase epitaxy grown p-InAs0.61Sb0.13P0.26 lower cladding layer and an upper n+ InAs plasmon cladding layer which resulted in a maximum operating temperature (Tmax) of 120 K in pulsed mode, which is the highest reported to date.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Applied Physics Letters
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3100/3101
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?? physics and astronomy (miscellaneous) ??
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72463
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22 Jan 2015 10:14
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Yes
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