High-power continuous-wave mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers based on strain-balanced heterostructures

M. Razeghi; A. Evans; S. Slivken; J. S. Yu; J. G. Zheng; V. P. Dravid

doi:10.1117/12.607576

7 July 2005 High-power continuous-wave mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers based on strain-balanced heterostructures (Invited Paper)

M. Razeghi, A. Evans, S. Slivken, J. S. Yu, J. G. Zheng, V. P. Dravid

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Proceedings Volume 5840, Photonic Materials, Devices, and Applications; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607576
Event: Microtechnologies for the New Millennium 2005, 2005, Sevilla, Spain

Abstract

Limiting factors for short-wavelength QCL designs are discussed, and a model is described to predict the short-wavelength limit for strain-balanced QCL structures. High performance is predicted at wavelengths as short as 3.0mm based on a conduction band offset of 0.9 eV in the GaInAs/AlInAs materials. Recent work is presented on the growth of strained materials using gas-source molecular beam epitaxy to investigate the model predictions. Advanced material characterization, including HR-STEM, high-resolution x-ray diffraction, photoluminescence, atomic force microscopy, and wafer-scale uniformity and repeatability are demonstrated for strain-balanced QCL structures. Laser testing results are presented for QCLs operating at ~4.8mm, and lastly, predictions for further performance improvement at short wavelengths are discussed.

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M. Razeghi, A. Evans, S. Slivken, J. S. Yu, J. G. Zheng, and V. P. Dravid "High-power continuous-wave mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers based on strain-balanced heterostructures (Invited Paper)", Proc. SPIE 5840, Photonic Materials, Devices, and Applications, (7 July 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607576

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