High-power GaInAsSb-AlGaAsSb multiple-quantum-well diode lasers emitting at 1.9 /spl mu/m

H. K. Choi, G. W. Turner, Stephen Eglash

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 1994 · 82 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

High-power diode lasers emitting at /spl sim/1.9 μm have been fabricated from a quantum-well heterostructure having an active region consisting of five GaInAsSb wells and six AlGaAsSb barriers. For devices 300 μm wide and 1000 μm long, single-ended output power as high as 1.3 W cw has been obtained with an initial differential quantum efficiency of 47%. The pulsed threshold current density is as low as 143 A/cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> for 2000-μm-long devices.

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