ROOM-TEMPERATURE STIMULATED-EMISSION FROM A CDTE CDMGTE SUPERLATTICE LASER STRUCTURE IN THE RED SPECTRAL RANGE

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BACHER, G
FORCHEL, A
WANG, A
LANDWEHR, G
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[1] Technische Physik, Universitat Wurzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, FRG
[2] Experimentelle Physik III, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, FRG
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10.1109/68.275403
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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We have investigated the optical response of a red emitting CdTe/CdMgTe laser structure after optical excitation. For the first time, stimulated emission has been observed in this material system at room temperature, demonstrating the potential for the development of CdTe/CdMgTe laser structures in the visible spectral range. An analysis of our experimental data yields a threshold carrier density of about 3.5.10(12) cm-2 and a net gain coefficient of about 95 cm-1 at T = 300 K.
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