Continuous-wave operation of MOVPE grown bi-functional quantum cascade laser/detectors (Conference Presentation)

Benedikt Schwarz; Christine A. Wang; Tobias Mansuripur; Michael K. Connors; Leo J. Missaggia; Daniel McNulty; Gottfried Strasser; Federico Capasso

doi:10.1117/12.2250123

28 April 2017 Continuous-wave operation of MOVPE grown bi-functional quantum cascade laser/detectors (Conference Presentation)

Benedikt Schwarz, Christine A. Wang, Tobias Mansuripur, Michael K. Connors, Leo J. Missaggia, Daniel McNulty, Gottfried Strasser, Federico Capasso

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Proceedings Volume 10111, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIV; 101112E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250123
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Bi-functional active regions, capable of light generation and detection at the same wavelength, allow a straightforward implementation of the mid-infrared quantum cascade technology for integrated photonics. Different parts of the chip can be used for laser and for photodetectors. Potential applications are on-chip integrated sensors or lasers with integrated power monitoring capabilities. In the first bi-functional designs, wavelength matching was achieved using thicker barriers and reduced energy splitings between the extraction levels, but with the drawback of a reduced laser performance. The following introduction of the horizontal-vertical extraction scheme was a significant step towards high performance laser operation. In this work, we combine our design experience with optimized, laterally overgrown waveguides and refined bandstructure modelling. The device was designed for emission at 8 μm to show that wavelength matching can also be achieved at longer wavelengths, where it becomes increasingly difficult due to the smaller ratio between photon energy and LO-phonon energy. Graded interfaces were used in the bandstructure design to consider the behaviour of the MOVPE growth. In pulsed mode a threshold current density of 1.3 kA/cm 2 and a total wallplug efficiency of over 10% was achieved. In continuous-wave operation, the device emits 80mW output power in an episide-up configuration. A much higher performance can be expected after episide-down mounting on AlN substrates. In detector operation the device has a responsivity at the emission wavelength of about 20mA/W.

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Benedikt Schwarz, Christine A. Wang, Tobias Mansuripur, Michael K. Connors, Leo J. Missaggia, Daniel McNulty, Gottfried Strasser, and Federico Capasso "Continuous-wave operation of MOVPE grown bi-functional quantum cascade laser/detectors (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10111, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIV, 101112E (28 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250123

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Quantum cascade lasers

Continuous wave operation

Sensors

Aluminum nitride

Integrated photonics

Laser applications

Mid-IR

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