Mid-infrared electroluminescence in GaAs/AlGaAs structures

Abstract
Design, growth, and operation of an unipolar light emitting diode based on the material system GaAs/AlGaAs is reported. We present mid-infrared transmission, photocurrent, and electroluminescence measurements on a quantum cascade structure with intersubband transition energies greater than the optical phonon energy. Electroluminescence powers up to a few nanowatts at 6.9 μm have been measured.