Electronics Letters · 1994 · 21 citations · 5 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsSemiconductor DevicesSemiconductor MaterialsLaser DiodesQuantum Well DevicesQuantum WellsSemiconductor Device MaterialsSemiconductor LasersSurface PassivationLaser ThresholdLow-threshold Current LasersQuantum Well LasersSemiconductor Laser FabricationSidewall PassivationSurface RecombinationThreshold Current ReductionVertical-cavity Surface-emitting Lasers
Etched-pillar vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser structures have been fabricated incorporating sidewall sulphide passivation to reduce the surface recombination velocity at the exposed quantum well edges. The passivated devices exhibit a 25% reduction in surface recombination velocity and a minimum 0.67 mA threshold current.
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Tunable extremely low threshold vertical-cavity laser diodes
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