GaSb-based 1.9- to 2.4-µm quantum well diode lasers with low-beam divergence

Marcel Rattunde; Eva Geerlings; Johannes Schmitz; Gudrun Kaufel; Juergen Weber; Michael Mikulla; Joachim Wagner

doi:10.1117/12.588203

1 April 2005 GaSb-based 1.9- to 2.4-μm quantum well diode lasers with low-beam divergence

Marcel Rattunde, Eva Geerlings, Johannes Schmitz, Gudrun Kaufel, Juergen Weber, Michael Mikulla, Joachim Wagner

Proceedings Volume 5738, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers IV; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588203
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We present results on low beam divergence, low threshold current GaSb-based quantum-well diode lasers emitting in the 1.9 - 2.4 μm wavelength range. By carefully designing the active quantum-well region, low threshold current densities in the range of 148 to 190 A/cm² could be achieved in the entire wavelength range. A novel structure for the epitaxial waveguide was designed and realized experimentally, leading to a reduced beam divergence in the fast axis of 44° full width at half maximum (FWHM), compared to 67° FWHM of a conventional broadened waveguide design. This improvement was achieved without any sacrifice in the laser performance, i.e. the novel laser structure showed the same threshold current and differential quantum effciency as the standard one. Ridge-waveguide lasers employing the new waveguide design and emitting at 2.3 μm were operated in an external cavity configuration. Due to the improved coupling effciency of the laser beam into the collimating optic, a wide tuning range of 130nm could be achieved, limited only by the gain bandwidth of the active material.

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Marcel Rattunde, Eva Geerlings, Johannes Schmitz, Gudrun Kaufel, Juergen Weber, Michael Mikulla, and Joachim Wagner "GaSb-based 1.9- to 2.4-μm quantum well diode lasers with low-beam divergence", Proc. SPIE 5738, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers IV, (1 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588203

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