Waveguide Design for Long Wavelength InGaN Based Laser Diodes

• Authors: G. Muzioł , H. Turski , M. Siekacz , M. Sawicka , P. Wolny , C. Cheze , G. Cywiński , P. Perlin , C. Skierbiszewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

One-dimensional optical waveguide calculations were performed to study the dependence of waveguide design on confinement factor (Γp) and optical losses (α_i) of nitride laser diodes for emission wavelength ranging from 405 nm to 520 nm. We found that the conventional waveguide design containing GaN waveguide and AlGaN cladding layers known from violet laser diode does not support sufficient confinement of the optical mode for long wavelength devices (λ > 450 nm). We proposed a new design consisting of a thick InGaN waveguide which enhances the confinement. We compared the theoretical predictions with laser diodes grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy.

Keywords

EN

42.55.Px; 85.60.-q; 42.82.Et; 81.15.Hi

Discipline

• 81.15.Hi: Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy
• 42.55.Px: Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes
• 85.60.-q: Optoelectronic devices(see also 42.79.-e Optical elements, devices and systems)
• 42.82.Et: Waveguides, couplers, and arrays(for fiber waveguides, see 42.81.Qb)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 122
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1031-1033

Dates

published

2012-12

Contributors

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G. Muzioł

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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H. Turski

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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M. Siekacz

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
• TopGaN Ltd, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

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M. Sawicka

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
• TopGaN Ltd, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

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P. Wolny

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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C. Cheze

• TopGaN Ltd, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

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G. Cywiński

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland

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P. Perlin

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
• TopGaN Ltd, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

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C. Skierbiszewski

• Institute of High Pressure Physics, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
• TopGaN Ltd, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.122.1031