Title :
Type-II "W" mid-infrared lasers: Improved growth and device performance
Author :
Bewley, W.W. ; Canedy, C.L. ; Kim, C.S. ; Kim, M. ; Vurgaftman, I. ; Lindle, J.R. ; Meyer, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Improvements in type-II "W" midwave-infrared lasers have led to an internal loss of <3 cm/sup -1/, a Shockley-Read lifetime of >20 ns at 78 K, and photonic-crystal distributed-feedback devices with etendue within 8/spl times/DL for 600-/spl mu/m-wide stripes.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; infrared sources; optical losses; photonic crystals; semiconductor growth; semiconductor lasers; 600 mum; 78 K; Shockley-Read lifetime; W lasers; device performance; distributed-feedback devices; improved growth; internal loss; midinfrared lasers; midwave-infrared lasers; photonic-crystal devices; type-II lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
