• DocumentCode
    1554522
  • Title

    High-power interband cascade lasers with quantum efficiency >450%

  • Author

    Yang, R.Q. ; Bruno, J.D. ; Bradshaw, J.L. ; Pham, J.T. ; Wortman, D.E.

  • Author_Institution
    US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    7/22/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1254
  • Lastpage
    1255
  • Abstract
    Mid-IR (3.8-3.9 μm) interband cascade lasers based on InAs/GaInSb heterostructures have been demonstrated at temperatures up to 210 K. The authors have observed a peak optical output power of ~2 W/facet from one device at 80 K, and from another device at 150 K, a slope of 735 mW/A per facet, corresponding to a differential external quantum efficiency of 456%
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser transitions; quantum well lasers; 150 K; 210 K; 3.8 to 3.9 micron; 80 K; InAs-GaInSb; InAs/GaInSb heterostructures; differential external quantum efficiency; high-power lasers; mid-IR interband cascade lasers; peak optical output power; threshold current density;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19990880
  • Filename
    790782