• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 19, 1914003 (2022)
Tao Lin1、2、*, Jianan Xie1, Yan Mu1, Yaning Li1, Wanjun Sun1, Xiaxia Zhang1, Sha Yang1, and Shuai Mi1
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  • 1College of Automation and Information Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Complex System Control and Intelligent Information Processing, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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    Tao Lin, Jianan Xie, Yan Mu, Yaning Li, Wanjun Sun, Xiaxia Zhang, Sha Yang, Shuai Mi. Properties of 620 nm Semiconductor Lasers with Ge/SixGe1-x Substrate[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(19): 1914003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Band gap energy and laser wavelength of GaInP materials with different Ga mole fractions. (a) Band gap energy; (b) laser wavelength
    Fig. 1. Band gap energy and laser wavelength of GaInP materials with different Ga mole fractions. (a) Band gap energy; (b) laser wavelength
    Coefficients A and B for GaInP materials with different Ga mole fractions
    Fig. 2. Coefficients A and B for GaInP materials with different Ga mole fractions
    Lattice constants of different materials. (a) SiGe; (b) GaInP, AlInP; (c) AlGaInP
    Fig. 3. Lattice constants of different materials. (a) SiGe; (b) GaInP, AlInP; (c) AlGaInP
    Expansion coefficients of SiGe and GaInP materials. (a) SiGe; (b) GaInP
    Fig. 4. Expansion coefficients of SiGe and GaInP materials. (a) SiGe; (b) GaInP
    Variation curve of different lattice constants with temperature
    Fig. 5. Variation curve of different lattice constants with temperature
    Optical power and conversion efficiency of 640 nm semiconductor laser
    Fig. 6. Optical power and conversion efficiency of 640 nm semiconductor laser
    Output characteristics of 620 nm semiconductor laser on Ge/SixGe1-x substrate
    Fig. 7. Output characteristics of 620 nm semiconductor laser on Ge/SixGe1-x substrate
    Variation curve of Ga0.57In0.43P band gap with temperature
    Fig. 8. Variation curve of Ga0.57In0.43P band gap with temperature
    Output characteristics of different quantum well structures
    Fig. 9. Output characteristics of different quantum well structures
    Peak gain and I-P curve for five structures. (a) Peak gain; (b) I-P curve
    Fig. 10. Peak gain and I-P curve for five structures. (a) Peak gain; (b) I-P curve
    MaterialSiGeGaPInPAlP
    Lattice constants /nm0.54310.56580.54510.58690.5464
    Table 1. Lattice constants of Si, Ge, GaP, InP and AlP materials
    MaterialSiGeGaPInPAlP
    α /K-12.60×10-65.91×10-69.16×10-75.05×10-69.16×10-7
    Table 2. Expansion coefficients α for Si, Ge, GaP, InP and AlP
    MaterialGeSi0.12Ge0.88Ga0.57In0.43PAl0.588In0.412PAl0.180Ga0.395In0.425P
    α /K-15.91×10-65.51×10-62.69×10-62.62×10-62.67×10-6
    Table 3. Expansion coefficients of materials
    Structure1234
    Mole fraction of Ga0.550.560.570.58
    Lattice constant /nm0.56380.56340.56300.5626
    QW thickness /nm45.2710
    Threshold current /A0.770.670.580.62
    Conversion efficiency /%28.134.438.337.3
    Table 4. Parameters and output characteristics of different GaInP quantum wells
    Structure12345
    Mole fraction of Si0.080.10.120.160.18
    QW strain /%0.16(tensile)0.09(tensile)00.16(compressive)0.23(compressive)
    QW thickness /nm5.66.279.510
    Peak gain /cm-131273230403531413149
    Threshold current /A0.680.640.580.610.65
    Conversion efficiency /%32.135.238.337.134.4
    Table 5. Simulation results for different QW strain structures
    Tao Lin, Jianan Xie, Yan Mu, Yaning Li, Wanjun Sun, Xiaxia Zhang, Sha Yang, Shuai Mi. Properties of 620 nm Semiconductor Lasers with Ge/SixGe1-x Substrate[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(19): 1914003
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