Low threshold InGaAs/AlGaAs lasers grown on (111)B GaAs substrate

被引:10
作者
Khoo, EA
Pabla, AS
Woodhead, J
David, JPR
Grey, R
Rees, GJ
机构
[1] Dept. of Electron. and Elec. Eng., University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, Mappin Street
关键词
gallium arsenide; semiconductor junction lasers;
D O I
10.1049/el:19970615
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors report the lowest threshold current density to date of a strained InGaAs/GaAs/AlGaAs single quantum well separate confinement heterostructure laser grown on a (111)B GaAs substrate. A J(th) value as low as 87 A/cm(2) has been obtained for a 2500 mu m long broad area laser. The internal quantum efficiency is estimated to be 82% and the internal loss is 5.5 cm(-1).
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页数:2
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