DETERMINATION OF THE BAND-STRUCTURE OF DISORDERED ALGAINP AND ITS INFLUENCE ON VISIBLE-LASER CHARACTERISTICS

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作者
MENEY, AT [1 ]
PRINS, AD [1 ]
PHILLIPS, AF [1 ]
SLY, JL [1 ]
OREILLY, EP [1 ]
DUNSTAN, DJ [1 ]
ADAMS, AR [1 ]
VALSTER, A [1 ]
机构
[1] PHILIPS OPTOELECTR CTR,5600 JA EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
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英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1109/2944.401259
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Using hydrostatic pressure techniques, we have obtained new energies for the X-minina, L-minima and band offsets in GaInP-AlGaInP, Theoretical calculations of the threshold current density in bulk and strained quantum-well visible lasers are shown to be in good agreement with experimental results, obtained as a function of both temperature and hydrostatic pressure, Our results show that heterobarrier leakage current is a dominant limiting factor in the performance at shorter wavelength (similar to 635 mm) operation, but is of less significance for longer wavelength (similar to 675 mn) operation,
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页数:10
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