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Design concepts of monolithic metamorphic vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for the 1300–1550 nm spectral range

Journal Article · · Semiconductors
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Institute (Russian Federation)
  2. ITMO University (Russian Federation)

Possible design concepts for long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for the 1300–1550 nm spectral range on GaAs substrates are suggested. It is shown that a metamorphic GaAs–InGaAs heterostructure with a thin buffer layer providing rapid transition from the lattice constant of GaAs to that of In{sub x}Ga{sub 1–x}As with an indium fraction of x < 0.3 can be formed by molecular-beam epitaxy. Analysis by transmission electron microscopy demonstrated the effective localization of mismatch dislocations in the thin buffer layer and full suppression of their penetration into the overlying InGaAs metamorphic layer.

OSTI ID:
22469686
Journal Information:
Semiconductors, Journal Name: Semiconductors Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 49; ISSN SMICES; ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English