Title :
Design of GeSiSn/Ge quantum cascase laser
Author :
Sun, G. ; Khurgin, J.B. ; Menéndez, J. ; Soref, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Massachusetts Univ., Boston, MA
Abstract :
We design a lattice-matched Ge/Ge0.76Si0.19Sn0.05 quantum cascade laser emitting at 49 mum. This particular alloy composition gives a ldquocleanrdquo conduction band offset of 150 meV at L-valleys with all other energy valleys sitting higher in energy.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; conduction bands; elemental semiconductors; germanium; quantum cascade lasers; semiconductor heterojunctions; tin alloys; GeSiSn-Ge; L-valleys; conduction band offset; lattice-matched quantum cascade laser; quantum cascade laser; Acoustic scattering; Germanium silicon alloys; III-V semiconductor materials; Laser transitions; Optical design; Optical materials; Optical scattering; Photonic band gap; Quantum cascade lasers; Silicon germanium;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638170