DocumentCode
688753
Title
Importance of growth direction in mid-infrared Quantum Cascade lasers
Author
Bouzi, Pierre M. ; YenTing Chiu ; Deutsch, C. ; Tokranov, Vadim ; Oktyabrsky, Serge ; Gmachl, C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report on the effect of growth direction in Quantum Cascade lasers by using symmetric structures. Dopant migration causes strong wavefunction overlap with dopants for positively biased devices, resulting in ~40% lower performance than those biased negatively.
Keywords
infrared spectra; quantum cascade lasers; semiconductor growth; dopant migration; midinfrared quantum cascade lasers; positively biased devices; semiconductor growth; symmetric structures; wavefunction; Educational institutions; Electroluminescence; Optical design; Optical scattering; Performance evaluation; Quantum cascade lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833128
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