Gain of blue and cyan InGaN laser diodes

Abstract

Experimental gain spectra of 450 and 490 nm laser diodes on c-plane GaN are analyzed by detailed comparison with the results of a fully microscopic theory. The gain calculation shows the importance of electron LO-phonon coupling. The whole spectral gain shape, not only the low energy tail, is strongly influenced by the LO-phonon contribution. The inhomogeneous broadening parameter increases by a factor of about two for the cyan laser diode in comparison with the blue laser structure. This indicates an increase in alloy and thickness fluctuations for the longer wavelength material.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 10, 2011
Source ID
10.1063/1.3541785

Entities

People

  • A. Gomez-iglesias
  • B. Pasenow
  • J. Hader
  • J. Muller
  • Jerome V. Moloney
  • M. Sabathil
  • S. Lutgen
  • Stephan W. Koch
  • T. Lermer
  • U. Strauss
  • U. T. Schwarz
  • W. Scheibenzuber

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics
  • OSRAM Licht AG
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Marburg

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics