Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 46, Issue 11, 1106006(2017)

High efficiency composite waveguide structure for semiconductor laser

Chen Qihe*, Fan Jie, Ma Xiaohui, Wang Haizhu, and Shi Linlin
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    A novel structure of high electro-optic conversion efficiency semiconductor laser with composite waveguide was presented. Because of the AlxGa1-xAs waveguide layer with Al component step distribution, the electro-optic conversion efficiency of the device was high. Due to the optimal design of distribution of resistivity and band, the series resistance of the semiconductor laser was reduced while resulting in the improvement of electro-optic conversion efficiency without reducing the optical power. Based on the theoretical analysis and software simulation, the mechanism of the electro-optic conversion efficiency of the composite waveguide was analyzed. In the condition that the laser width was 6 μm and the cavity length was about 1 000 μm, the material composition distribution was optimized, and a step of the composite waveguide laser could achieve maximum electro-optical conversion efficiency. The results show that the series resistance of the semiconductor laser with composite waveguide is reduced from 3.51 Ω of the conventional laser structure with conventional waveguide to 2.67 Ω, and the electro-optic conversion efficiency is increased from 54.7% to 69.5% at 900 mA.

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    Chen Qihe, Fan Jie, Ma Xiaohui, Wang Haizhu, Shi Linlin. High efficiency composite waveguide structure for semiconductor laser[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2017, 46(11): 1106006

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    Paper Information

    Category: 激光技术及应用

    Received: Mar. 10, 2017

    Accepted: Jun. 20, 2017

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2017

    The Author Email: Qihe Chen (1203144523@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/irla201746.1106006

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