Mid-infrared electroluminescence in GaAs/AlGaAs structures

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作者
Strasser, G
Kruck, P
Helm, M
Heyman, JN
Hvozdara, L
Gornik, E
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[1] Solid State Electronics, Technical University Vienna
[2] Institut für Halbleiterphysik, Universität Linz
[3] Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macalester College, St. Paul
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10.1063/1.119329
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Design, growth, and operation of an unipolar light emitting diode based on the material system GaAs/AlGaAs is reported, We present mid-infrared transmission, photocurrent, and electroluminescence measurements on a quantum cascade structure with intersubband transition energies greater than the optical phonon energy. Electroluminescence powers up to a few nanowatts at 6.9 mu m have been measured. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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