Observation of reduced current thresholds in GaAs/AlGaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers grown on 4 degree off-orientation (001) GaAs substrates
Journal Article
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· Applied Physics Letters; (USA)
- AT T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 (USA)
GaAs/AlGaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) with two semiconductor distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The threshold current was found to be 20--50% less on an average for VCSELs grown on the 4{degree} off-orientation (001) substrates than those on the on-orientation ones. The lower threshold current was attributed to the smoother interfaces of the Al{sub 0.1}Ga{sub 0.9}As/AlAs DBRs in the off-orientation growth observed by transmission electron microscopy. A threshold current and current density of 12 mA and 10.5 kA/cm{sup 2} were measured with an emission efficiency of 0.2 mW/mA.
- OSTI ID:
- 6289143
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters; (USA), Vol. 57:16; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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