ROOM-TEMPERATURE LOW-THRESHOLD SURFACE-STIMULATED EMISSION BY OPTICAL-PUMPING FROM AL0.1GA0.9N/GAN DOUBLE-HETEROSTRUCTURE

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作者
AMANO, H [1 ]
WATANABE, N [1 ]
KOIDE, N [1 ]
AKASAKI, I [1 ]
机构
[1] TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD, AICHI 452, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 7B期
关键词
GAN; ALGAN; ALGAN/GAN DH; OPTICAL PUMPING; STIMULATED EMISSION; VERTICAL CAVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L1000
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The difference in the refractive index at around lambda = 0.37 mum between GaN and Al0.1Ga0.9N is found to be about 0.19. With use of AlGaN/GaN double heterostructures, the threshold power for surface-stimulated emission by optical pumping at room temperature has been markedly decreased to about one-twentieth that of a bulk GaN layer. The mechanism of the stimulated emission in this system is discussed.
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