EXTREMELY LOW THRESHOLD CURRENT STRAINED INGAAS/ALGAAS LASERS BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

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WILLIAMS, RL [1 ]
DION, M [1 ]
CHATENOUD, F [1 ]
DZURKO, K [1 ]
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[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA,INST MICROSTRUCT SCI,OTTAWA K1A 0R6,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1063/1.105098
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Using solid source molecular beam epitaxy we have grown strained layer InGaAs/AlGaAs graded index separate confinement heterostructure lasers operating at 1.01-mu-m. For broad-area, uncoated Fabry-Perot devices with cavity lengths in excess of 3000-mu-m, the threshold current density is 56 A/cm2, a value which we believe to be the lowest ever reported for laser diodes in any materials system. The internal quantum efficiency for these lasers is 88%, while the materials losses are 1.8 cm-1.
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