Theoretical investigation on quantum well lasers with extremely low vertical beam divergence and low threshold current
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 83 (1), 8-14
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.366727
Abstract
A specially designed quantum well laser for achieving extremely low vertical beam divergence was reported and theoretically investigated. The laser structure was characterized by two low index layers inserted between the waveguide layers and the cladding layers. The additional layers were intended to achieve wide optical spread in the cladding layers and strong confinement in the active region. This enabled significant reduction of beam divergence with no sacrifice in threshold current density. The numerical results showed that lasers with extremely low vertical beam divergence from 20° down to 11° and threshold current density of less than 131 A/cm 2 can be easily achieved by optimization of the structure parameters. Influences of individual key structure parameters on beam divergence and threshold current density are analyzed. Attention is also paid to the minimum cladding layer thicknesses needed to maintain low threshold current densities and low internal loss. The near and far field patterns are given and discussed.Keywords
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