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A high slope efficiency vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) is described. The InGaAs/GaAsP strain compensated multiple quantum wells (MQWs) are designed by PICS3D. The wavelength redshift occurs due to the thermal effect, the lasing wavelength of MQWs is designed to be around 928 nm. The active region consists of five compressively strained 4.4 nm thick In0.16Ga0.84As quantum wells separated and surrounded by 6.2 nm thick GaAs0.88P0.12 tensile strained compensation layers to obtain the high quantum efficiency and ensure the stress release. Subsequently, the MQWs are grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum is measured using an Nd:YAG laser (532 nm excitation), of which the peak wavelength is approximately 928 nm and the full width at half maximum is nearly 17.1 nm. The resonant cavity is surrounded by p- and n-DBRs. The n-DBRs are designed to be a 28-period AlAs/Al0.12Ga0.88As and 3.5-period Al0.90Ga0.10As/Al0.12Ga0.88As, and the p-DBR is designed to be a 23-period Al0.90Ga0.10As/Al0.12Ga0.88As. The thickness of each a material is
$\lambda/4n$ ($\lambda$ = 940 nm, n represents refractive index), and 20 nm graded layer is inserted in the interface between two types of materials. The p-/n-DBRs’ experiment PL reflection spectra (using a white illuminant) are carried out, the central wavelength is around 938.7 nm, and the reflectivity values of p-/n-DBRs are nearly 99.0% and 99.7%, respectively. The VCSELs are grown by MOCVD technique, and treated by dry etching, wet oxidation, metal electrode technology and other processes. In the process of dry etching, the top mesa is treated by inductively coupled plasma with BCl3 and Cl2 chemistry. In order to expose the oxide layer the wet oxidized process is carried out, and the etching depth is nearly 3500 nm. An oxidation furnace is heated for 15 min prior to oxidation. Then the oxide aperture is shaped by the wet nitrogen oxidation furnace at 425 °C with an N2 flow of 200 sccm, and the oxide rate is approximately 0.40${\text{μm}}$ /min for A0.98Ga0.02As. The diameter of oxide aperture is made into an 8${\text{μm}}$ diameter. In the process of metal electrode technology, AuGeNi alloy is sputtered on the top surface to form p-type ohmic contact, and Ti/Pt/Au is evaporated on the back surface of substrate to form an n-type ohmic contact. Rapid thermal annealing at 350 °C in a nitrogen atmosphere is carried out subsequently to obtain a good-quality ohmic contact. Finally, we test the VCSELs’ L-I-V characteristics and spectra in different areas. In area 1, room-temperature lasing at around 940 nm is achieved with a threshold current of 0.95 mA, a slope efficiency of 0.96 W/A, and an output power of 4.75 mW. In area 2, threshold current is 1 mA, a slope efficiency is 0.81 W/A at 25 °C and threshold current is 1.9 mA, slope efficiency is 0.57 W/A at 25 °C. The output power values reach up to 3.850 mW and 2.323 mW at 25 °C and 80 °C, respectively.-
Keywords:
- vertical cavity surface emitting lasers /
- distributed Bragg reflector /
- quantum well /
- metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
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图 1 MQWs材料增益特性曲线
Figure 1. Material gain characteristics curve of MQWs.
图 2 MQWs的PL光谱
Figure 2. The PL spectrum of MQWs.
图 3 MQWs HRXRD曲线
Figure 3. The HRXRD curve of MQWs.
图 4 (a)p-DBRs PL反射谱; (b) n-DBRs PL反射谱
Figure 4. (a) The PL reflection spectra of p-DBRs; (b) the PL reflection spectra of n-DBRs.
图 5 VCSEL结构示意图
Figure 5. Schematic diagram of VCSEL structure.
图 6 VCSEL白光反射谱
Figure 6. White light illuminant reflection spectrum of VCSEL.
图 7 VCSEL台面和氧化孔径图片
Figure 7. The SEM image of VCSEL mesa and oxide aperture.
图 8 VCSEL金相显微镜图片
Figure 8. Microscopy image of VCSEL chip.
图 9 VCSEL外延片区域示意图
Figure 9. Diagrammatic of VCSEL wafer.
图 10 VCSEL区域1的L-I-V特性
Figure 10. The L-I-V characteristics of VCSEL in area 1.
图 11 室温下不同电流的光谱图
Figure 11. Emission spectra for VCSELs at various injection current at room temperature.
图 12 VCSEL的L-I-V特性曲线 (a)光功率特性; (b)电压电流特性; (c)阈值电流和斜效率随温度变化
Figure 12. The L-I-V characteristics of VCSELs at various temperature: (a) Output power versus injection current; (b) voltage versus injection current; (c) the evolution of the threshold current and slope efficiency as a function of temperature.
图 13 VCSEL远场光斑与发散角
Figure 13. Far field spot and divergence angle of VCSEL.
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[1] Fiebig C, Erbert G, Pittroff W, Wenzel H, Maaßdorf A, Einfeldt S, Tränkle G 2007 Proc. SPIE 6456 64560K
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[2] Berk Y, Karni Y, Klumel G, Dan Y 2011 The International Society for Optical Engineering San Francisco, USA, February 2–5, 2011 p7918
[3] Grunnet-Jepsen A, Swaminathan K, Keselman L M 2017 US Patent 14998253
[4] Moench H, Gronenborn S, Gu X, Gudde R, Herper M, Kolb J, Miller M, Smeets M, Weigl A 2017 SPIE Photonics West OPTO San Francisco, USA, February 2–7, 2017 p7
[5] Wang T K, Su C Y 2017 US Patent 14841569
[6] Barve A V, Yuen A 2017 US Patent 15638813
[7] Zhou D L, Seurin J F, Xu G Y, Miglo A, Li D Z, Wang Q, Sundaresh M, Wilton S, Matheussen J, Ghosh C 2014 SPIE Photonics West OPTO San Francisco, USA, February 2–7, 2014 p14
[8] Graham L A, Johnson R H, Guenter J K 2016 US Patent 14589392
[9] Larsson A G, Haglund E P, Haglund E, Roelkens G, Gustavsson J, Baets R, Kumasi S 2017 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition Los Angeles, USA, March 19–23, 2017 pW3E6
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Li T, Ning Y Q, Sun Y F, Cui J, Hao E J, Qin L, Tao G T, Liu Y J, Wang L J, Cui D F 2007 Chin. J. Las. 34 641
Google Scholar
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Lü Z C, Wang Q, Yao S, Zhou G Z, Yu H Y, Li Y, Lang L G, Lan T, Zhang W J, Liang C Y, Zhang Y, Zhao C F, Jia H F, Wang G H, Wang Z Y 2018 Acta Opt. Sin. 38 514001
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Zhou G Z, Yao S, Yu H Y, Lü Z C, Wang Q, Zhou T B, Li Y, Lan T, Xia Y, Lang L G, Cheng L W, Dong G L, Kang L H, Wang Z Y 2018 Acta Phys. Sin. 67 104205
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[19] Guo X, Dong J, He X Y, Hu S, He Y, Lü B S, Li C 2017 J. Appl. Phys. 121 133105
Google Scholar
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[23] Surhone L M, Timpledon M T, Marseken S F 2010 Thin-film Optics (Hong Kong: Betascript) pp146–155
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