Title :
Temperature sensitivity of mid-infrared type II “W” interband cascade lasers (ICL) emitting at 4.1µm at room temperature
Author :
Ikyo, Barnabas A. ; Marko, Igor P. ; Adams, Alf R. ; Sweeney, Stephen J. ; Canedy, Chadwick L. ; Vurgaftman, Igor ; Kim, Chul Soo ; Kim, Mijin ; Bewley, William W. ; Meyer, Jerry R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Abstract :
The thermal properties of 5-stage “W” Interband-Cascade Lasers emitting at 4.1μm at RT are investigated. It is shown that inter-valence band absorption coupled with non-radiative recombination govern their maximum operating temperature.
Keywords :
nonradiative transitions; semiconductor lasers; thermal properties; inter-valence band absorption; interband cascade lasers; maximum operating temperature; mid infrared; nonradiative recombination; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature sensitivity; thermal properties; Absorption; Photonic band gap; Quantum cascade lasers; Radiative recombination; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2010 22nd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5683-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2010.5642761
