Pushing the performance limits of long wavelength interband cascade lasers using innovative quantum well active regions

Shen, Yixuan; Massengale, J. A.; Yang, Rui Q.; Hawkins, S. D.; Muhowski, A. J.

doi:10.1063/5.0162500

Pushing the performance limits of long wavelength interband cascade lasers using innovative quantum well active regions

Journal Article · Thu Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0162500· OSTI ID:2311394

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Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Here, we report significantly enhanced device performance in long wavelength interband cascade lasers (ICLs) by employing a recently proposed innovative quantum well (QW) active region containing strained InAsP layers. These ICLs were able to operate at wavelengths near 14.4 μm, the longest ever demonstrated for III–V interband lasers, implying great potential of ICLs to cover an even wider wavelength range. Also, by applying the aforesaid QW active region configuration on ICLs at relatively short wavelengths, ICLs were demonstrated at a low threshold current density (e.g., 13 A/cm² at 80 K) and at temperatures up to 212 K near 12.4 μm, more than 50 K higher than the previously reported ICLs with the standard W-shape QW active region at similar wavelengths. This suggests that the QW active region with InAsP layers can be used to improve device performance at the shorter wavelengths.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2311394

Report Number(s):: SAND--2023-07211J

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 123; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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