Material and fabrication-related limitations to high-power operation of GaAs/AlGaAs and InGaAs/AlGaAs laser diodes

被引:16
作者
Jakubowicz, A
机构
[1] IBM Research Division, Zurich Research, Laboratory
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-SOLID STATE MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | 1997年 / 44卷 / 1-3期
关键词
epitaxial layers; laser diodes; stress field; strain field;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-5107(96)01792-8
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This paper discusses material/device and fabrication problems related to the high-power performance of fundamental-mode GaAs/AlGaAs and InGaAs/AlGaAs laser diodes. Various views on the stability of these devices and their degradation are presented. Bulk-, mirror- and ohmic-contact-related issues, including the physics/chemistry of defect formation, are discussed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.
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