Title :
Unique top-driven lasers having record-high performance by Self-Aligned Si-Zn Diffusion
Author :
Zou, W.X. ; Law, K.-K. ; Merz, J.L.
Author_Institution :
University of California
Abstract :
Planar top-driven lasers with vertical carrier injection have been fabricated by self-aligned Si-Zn diffusion. The lasers have threshold current as low as 2.0 mA and light output as high as 19 mW per facet at RT CW operation.
Keywords :
Etching; Laser modes; Ohmic contacts; Optical design; P-n junctions; Silicon compounds; Substrates; Surface emitting lasers; Testing; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference , 1992. Conference Digest. 13th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kagazwa, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-930813-51-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1992.763653
