Chinese Optics, Volume. 17, Issue 5, 1042(2024)

4.7 μm mid-wave infrared quantum cascade laser with double active region structure

Yu-pei WANG1, Yu-hang ZHANG3, Xiao-yue LUO1, Chen-hao QIAN4, Yang CHENG2, Wu ZHAO2, Zhi-xiang WEI2, Di-yi HAN2, Fang-yuan SUN2, Jun WANG1,2、*, and Da-yong ZHOU5
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
  • 2Suzhou Everbright Photonics Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215163, China
  • 3Southeast University - Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou), Suzhou 215163, China
  • 4School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
  • 5Gusu Laboratory of Materials, Suzhou 215123, China
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    (a) Schematic diagram of the finite element simulation structure; (b) relative figure of merit for transverse modes when inserting different InP thicknesses in active region
    Thermal simulation results of (a) single active region device and (b) double active region device
    (a) X-ray double diffraction and their (b) enlarged images of Sample 1 and Sample 2
    Schematic diagram of (a) Device 1 and (c) Device 2; cross-sectional SEM images of the front cavity of (b) Device 1 and (d) Device 2
    (a) PIV curves of Device 1 and Device 2 in continuous wave; (b) spectra of Device 1 and Device 2 at threshold current
    Far fields of Device 1 and Device 2 in the (a) slow axis direction and (b) fast axis directions
    • Table 1. Effective refractive indexes of different materials with different doping conditions

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      Table 1. Effective refractive indexes of different materials with different doping conditions

      MaterialsDoping densityRefractive index
      InP substrate2×10173.084+2.00000E-4i
      InP2×10163.091+2.00000E-5i
      InGaAs2×10163.393+7.88405E-5i
      Active2×10173.245+4.01336E-5i
      InP2×10173.084+2.00000E-4i
      InP1×10173.088+1.00000E-4i
      InP5×10182.893+5.00000E-3i
      InP2×10192.188+2.70000E-2i
      Au/3.319+1.84110E+1i
      Si3N4/1.358+6.50000E-4i
      Fe:InP/3.099+6.34895E-8i
    • Table 2. Thermal conductivities of different materials at 300 K temperature

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      Table 2. Thermal conductivities of different materials at 300 K temperature

      MaterialsThermal conductivity/W·m−1·K−1
      InP72.18
      InGaAs4.64
      Active(longitudinal)0.76
      Active(lateral)4.48
      Si3N413.9
      AuSn57
      Cu398.03
      AlN257.5
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    Yu-pei WANG, Yu-hang ZHANG, Xiao-yue LUO, Chen-hao QIAN, Yang CHENG, Wu ZHAO, Zhi-xiang WEI, Di-yi HAN, Fang-yuan SUN, Jun WANG, Da-yong ZHOU. 4.7 μm mid-wave infrared quantum cascade laser with double active region structure[J]. Chinese Optics, 2024, 17(5): 1042

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    Received: Jan. 3, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 31, 2024

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2023-0239

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