Long-wavelength strained-layer InAs/GaInAs single-quantum-well laser grown by molecular beam epitaxy on InP substrate

摘要

Laser emission is reported for the first time from a 10 monolayer-wide highly strained (3.2%) InAs single quantum well confined by Ga/sub 0.47/In/sub 0.53/As layers. At 80 K the emission spectrum of broad-area laser diodes is centred at 1.836 mu m, the threshold current-density is approximately 500 A/cm/sup 2/ and the characteristic temperature is T/sub 0/ approximately=30 K. CW operation is achieved up to 110 K with narrow-stripe devices but at shorter wavelength, due to increased losses and filling of the quantum-well energy levels.