Final Report: High Power Semiconductor Laser Sources,

Abstract

The main purpose of the research was to design a nd fabricate a surface emitting semiconductor laser based on multi quantum well amplification. During the contract period we have succeeded in improvement of the basic quantum well active medium so as to result in maximum gain for a given inversion density and have analyzed the fabrication of GaAs/GaAlAs multilayer dielectric reflectors for providing the optical feedback to the surface emitting semiconductor laser. We have also made significant progress in the development of diffusion techniques to provide the p and n regions adjacent to the active region for carrier injection. With continued effort and support we should stand a fair chance of realizing an operating surface emitting semiconductor laser. Keywords: Heterojunctions; Semiconductor lasers; Gallium arsenide, Aluminum gallium arsenide, Quantum wells.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207569

Entities

People

  • A. Yariv

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Distributed Feedback Lasers
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Bands
  • Fermi Levels
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Correlators
  • Optical Properties
  • Power Electronics
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Quantum Well Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing