High-power/low-threshold type-II interband cascade mid-IR laser - Design and modeling

被引：90

作者：

Vurgaftman, I ^{[1
]}

Meyer, JR ^{[1
]}

RamMohan, LR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] WORCESTER POLYTECH INST, WORCESTER, MA 01609 USA

来源：

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 1997年 / 9卷 / 02期

关键词：

optical planar waveguides; optoelectronic devices; quantum-well lasers; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor superlattices; tunnel devices/effects;

D O I：

10.1109/68.553079

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：

We present an optimized design and detailed numerical simulations for a mid-IR type-II interband cascade laser (T2ICL) with InAs-In0.3Ga0.7Sb active quantum wells. It is shown that a 15-period T2ICL operating at 300 K and emitting at 3.15 mu m should achieve a much higher differential quantum efficiency (maximum of 0.9 W/A per facet at 300 K) than conventional mid-IR bipolar injection lasers, and a threshold current density much lower than for the intersubband quantum cascade laser.

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页码：170 / 172

页数：3

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