Fiber Optic Light Emitting Diode.

Abstract

Optimum conditions for the growth of lattice-matched double heterostructures from two material systems, GaInAsP/InP and GaAlAsSb/GaSb, are described. The quantum efficiency and power output of surface-emitting L.E.D.'s (1.3 micrometer and 1.55 micrometer) fabricated from both material systems are given. A model relating the fraction of injected electrons to the separation between the direct and indirect conduction band minima is used to explain the low quantum efficiency observed for the GaAlAsSb/GaSb L.E.D.'s. The spectral width, near and far field of typical 1.3 micrometer GaInAsP/InP L.E.D.'s were measured. Finally, the modulation bandwidth and coupling efficiency of a packaged device into an optical fiber with a numerical aperture of 0.2 are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA133363

Entities

People

  • H. D. Law
  • P. D. Dapkus
  • Weiwen Ng

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Conduction Bands
  • Detectors
  • Diodes
  • Efficiency
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Emission Spectra
  • Energy Bands
  • Far Field
  • Heterojunctions
  • Lasers
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Materials
  • Numerical Aperture
  • Optical Fibers
  • Quantum Efficiency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Quantum Computing