TERTIARYBUTYLARSINE AND TERTIARYBUTYLPHOSPHINE FOR THE MOCVD GROWTH OF LOW-THRESHOLD 1.55-MU-M INXGA1-XAS/INP QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

被引:21
作者
HEIMBUCH, ME [1 ]
HOLMES, AL [1 ]
REAVES, CM [1 ]
MACK, MP [1 ]
DENBAARS, SP [1 ]
COLDREN, LA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT MAT,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
关键词
BROAD-AREA LASERS; INGAAS/INP; QUANTUM WELLS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02655251
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
Tertiarybutylarsine (TBA) and teriarybutylphosphine (TBP) are liquid organometallic sources that are a safer alternative to arsine and phosphine. In this work, we have grown high-quality In0.53Ga0.47As/InP quantum wells at a temperature of 590-degrees with TBA and TBP partial pressures of 0.4 and 2.5 Torr, respectively. A low-temperature photoluminescence study indicated optimized column V growth interruption times of 0.5 s for In0.53Ga0.47As wells with InP barriers. Using the optimized growth conditions, we have obtained lattice matched In0.53Ga0.47As/InxGa1-xAsyP1-y single quantum-well lasers emitting at 1.55 mum. Broad-area devices with a length of 3.5 mm exhibit a low threshold current density of 220A/cm2. Broad-area lasers containing four quantum wells had a threshold current density of 300A/cm2 for a 3.0 mm cavity length and CW powers of 40 mW per facet for an as-cleaved 4 x 750 mum device.
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页数:5
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