Design and characterization of strained InGaAs/GaAsSb type-II 'W' quantum wells on InP substrates for mid-IR emission

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Huang, J. Y. T. [1 ]
Mawst, L. J. [1 ]
Kuech, T. F. [2 ]
Song, X. [3 ]
Babcock, S. E. [3 ]
Kim, C. S. [4 ]
Vurgaftman, I. [4 ]
Meyer, J. R. [4 ]
Holmes, A. L., Jr. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Chem & Biol Engn, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[3] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[4] USN, Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[5] Univ Virginia, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
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DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASERS; CRITICAL-LAYER THICKNESS; MU-M-WAVELENGTH; BAND PARAMETERS; OUTPUT POWER; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; GAAS; SEMICONDUCTORS; DIODES;
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10.1088/0022-3727/42/2/025108
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
InGaAs/GaAsSb type-II 'W' quantum wells (QWs) grown on InP substrates by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy were investigated for potential emission wavelengths in the mid-infrared spectral region. Design studies using an 8-band k . p Hamiltonian model indicate that emission wavelengths near 3 mu m should be achievable without strain relaxation. Improved electron confinement can be achieved by adding higher-energy band gap alloys such as AlAsSb or GaInP around the type-II 'W' active region. Comparisons of the simulations with experiment indicate that photoluminescence (PL) spectra are consistent with a type-II band alignment. 4-periodtype-II 'W' In(0.8)Ga(0.2)As (similar to 4.0 nm)/GaAs(0.35)Sb(0.65) (similar to 1.5 nm) QWs separated by InP (5 nm) or AlAs(0.767)Sb(0.233) (1.5 nm) barrier layers, demonstrate room-temperature PL emission at similar to 2.1 mu m
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