Title :
Deep-well quantum cascade laser structure on metamorphic buffer layer
Author :
Garrod, T. ; Kirch, J. ; Kim, T. ; Mawst, L.J. ; Botez, D. ; Ruder, S. ; Kuech, T.F. ; Earles, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
A novel deep-well tapered-active quantum cascade laser design (λ~3.6 μm) on a metamorphic buffer layer (MBL) virtual substrate is achieved. Strain-compensated superlattice structures, representative of the QCL active region, are grown on the MBL.
Keywords :
buffer layers; optical design techniques; quantum cascade lasers; semiconductor superlattices; MBL; QCL active region; deep-well tapered-active quantum cascade laser design; metamorphic buffer layer; strain-compensated superlattice structures; virtual substrate; wavelength 3.6 mum; Buffer layers; Gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Lattices; Quantum cascade lasers; Substrates; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
