Intervalence band absorption in strained and unstrained InGaAs multiple quantum well structures
- 13 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 60 (2) , 231-233
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.106973
Abstract
We report the direct determination of absorption losses in unstrained InGaAs/InGaAsP and InGaAs/InGaAlAs and strained InGaAs/InGaAsP layer multiple quantum well (MQW) laser structures. In the case of the unstrained structures we find a strong dependence of the absorption on carrier density indicating the presence of an intrinsic optical loss mechanism, the intervalence band absorption (IVBA). In the strained layer InGaAs/InGaAsP structures, IVBA is completely switched off. Our results explain the superiority of strained layer InGaAs MQW lasers.Keywords
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