High-temperature stimulated emission in optically pumped InGaN/GaN multiquantum wells
- 30 March 1998
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 72 (13) , 1623-1625
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.121133
Abstract
Stimulated emission (SE) in optically pumped InGaN/GaN multiquantum well (MQW) structures grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition was experimentally studied in the temperature range of 175–575 K. The GaN barriers were intentionally doped with a different Si concentration ranging from 1×1017 to 3×1019 cm−3 and the effects of Si doping of GaN barriers on the optical properties of InGaN/GaN MQWs were investigated. The SE threshold was measured as a function of temperature and compared with bulk GaN. We observed that the SE threshold had a low value and a weak temperature dependence: for example, ∼25 kW/cm2 at 175 K, ∼55 kW/cm2 at 300 K, and ∼300 kW/cm2 at 575 K for one of the samples. Low SE thresholds are attributed to the high-quantum efficiency of the MQWs, possibly associated with the large localization of excitons. The characteristic temperature of 162 K was derived from the temperature dependence of the SE threshold. The integrated emission intensity versus pumping density was examined for different temperatures. This study shows that InGaN/GaN MQWs are suitable for development of laser diodes that can operate well above room temperature.Keywords
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