Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 6, 1332(2022)

Optically pumped low-threshold microdisk lasers on a GeSn-on-insulator substrate with reduced defect density

Yongduck Jung1、†, Daniel Burt1、†, Lin Zhang1, Youngmin Kim1, Hyo-Jun Joo1, Melvina Chen1, Simone Assali2, Oussama Moutanabbir2, Chuan Seng Tan1, and Donguk Nam1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
  • 2Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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    (a), (b) Cross-sectional TEM images of (a) GeSnOS and (b) GeSnOI substrates. Scale bar, 500 nm. (c) PL spectra from GeSnOI and GeSnOS substrates. The measurement temperature is 4 K.
    (a) Schematic illustration of the microdisk structure fabrication process. (b) Tilted-view SEM image of GeSnOI microdisk. Scale bar, 2 μm.
    (a), (b) Top views of simulated electric field distributions in the (a) GeSnOI and (b) GeSnOS microdisk structures, which achieve high-quality factors of >8000. Scale bar, 1 μm. (c), (d) Cross-sectional views of the same simulated electric field distributions in the (c) GeSnOI and (d) GeSnOS microdisk structures. Scale bar, 1 μm. (e), (f) Cross-sectional views of simulated thermal distributions in the (e) GeSnOI and (f) GeSnOS microdisk structures. Scale bar, 1 μm.
    (a), (b) PL spectra from (a) GeSnOI and (b) GeSnOS microdisks at different pump powers. (c), (d) Double-logarithmic L-L curves for (c) GeSnOI and (d) GeSnOS microdisks. Insets: linear L-L curves. (e), (f) FWHMs for (e) GeSnOI and (f) GeSnOS microdisks at different pump powers.
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    Yongduck Jung, Daniel Burt, Lin Zhang, Youngmin Kim, Hyo-Jun Joo, Melvina Chen, Simone Assali, Oussama Moutanabbir, Chuan Seng Tan, Donguk Nam, "Optically pumped low-threshold microdisk lasers on a GeSn-on-insulator substrate with reduced defect density," Photonics Res. 10, 1332 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Feb. 4, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 5, 2022

    Published Online: May. 12, 2022

    The Author Email: Donguk Nam (dnam@ntu.edu.sg)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.455443

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