High-power semiconductor disk laser based on InAs/GaAs submonolayer quantum dots

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Germann, T. D. [1 ]
Strittmatter, A. [1 ]
Pohl, J. [1 ]
Pohl, U. W. [1 ]
Bimberg, D. [1 ]
Rautiainen, J. [2 ]
Guina, M. [2 ]
Okhotnikov, O. G. [2 ]
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[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Inst Festkorperphys, D-1000 Berlin, Germany
[2] Tampere Univ Technol, Optoelect Res Ctr, Tampere 33720, Finland
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10.1063/1.2898165
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An optically pumped semiconductor disk laser using submonolayer quantum dots (SML QDs) as gain medium is demonstrated. High-power operation is achieved with stacked InAs/GaAs SML QDs grown by metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy. Each SML-QD layer is formed from tenfold alternate depositions of nominally 0.5 ML InAs and 2.3 ML GaAs. Resonant periodic gain from a 13-fold nonuniform stack design of SML QDs allows to produce 1.4 W cw at 1034 nm. The disk laser demonstrates the promising potential of SML-QD structures combining properties of QD and quantum-well gain media for high-power applications. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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