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  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Vol. 26,
  • Issue 11,
  • pp. 1540-1555
  • (2008)

Progress in Epitaxial Growth and Performance of Quantum Dot and Quantum Wire Lasers

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Abstract

We report on interplay of epitaxial growth phenomena and device performance in quantum dot (QD) and quantum wire (QWW) lasers based on self-organized nanostructutres. InAs QDs are the most explored model system for basic understanding of “near-ideal” QD devices. Vertically-coupled growth of QDs and activated phase separation allow ultimate QD wavefunction engineering enabling GaAs lasers beyond 1400 nm and polarization-insensitive optical amplification. A feasibility of QD semiconductor optical amplifiers at terabit frequencies using InAs QDs is manifested at 1300 and 1500nm. 1250–1300nm QD GaAs edge emitters and VCSELs operate beyond 10Gb/s with ultimate temperature robustness. Furthermore, temperature-insensitive operation without current or modulation voltage adjustment at $>$20 Gb/s is demonstrated up to ${\sim} \hbox{90}\, ^{\circ}$C. Light-emitting devices based on InGaN-QDs cover ultraviolet (UV) and visible blue-green spectral ranges. In these applications, InN-rich nanodomains prevent diffusion of nonequilibrium carries towards crystal defects and result in advanced degradation robustness of the devices. All the features characteristic to QDs are unambiguously confirmed for InGaN structures. For the red spectral range InGaAlP lasers are used. Growth on misoriented surfaces, characteristic to these devices, leads to nano-periodically-step-bunched epitaxial surfaces resulting in two principal effects: 1) step-bunch-assisted alloy phase separation, leading to a spontaneous formation of ordered natural superlattices; 2)formation of quantum wire-like structures in the active region of the device. A high degree of polarization is revealed in the luminescence recorded from the top surface of the structures, in agreement with the QWW nature of the gain medium. QD and QWW lasers are remaining at the frontier of the modern optoelectronics penetrating into the mainstream applications in key industries.

© 2008 IEEE

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