Low-loss low-confinement GaAs-AlGaAs DQW laser diode with optical trap layer for high-power operation
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 11 (2), 161-163
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.740690
Abstract
A low-confinement asymmetric GaAs-AlGaAs double-quantum-well molecular-beam-epitaxy grown laser diode structure with optical trap layer is characterized, The value of the internal absorption coefficient is as low as 1.4 cm/sup -1/, while keeping the series resistance at values comparable cm with symmetrical quantum-well gradient index structures in the same material system. Uncoated devices show COD values of 35 mW//spl mu/m. If coated, this should scale to about 90 mW//spl mu/m. The threshold current density is about 1000 A/cm/sup 2/ for 2-mm-long devices and a considerable part of it is probably due to recombination in the optical trap layer. Fundamental mode operation is limited to 120-180 mW for 6.5-/spl mu/m-wide ridge waveguide uncoated devices and to 200-300 mW for 13.5-/spl mu/m-wide ones, because of thermal waveguiding effects. These values are measured under pulsed conditions, 10 /spl mu/s/l ms.Keywords
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