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Performance characteristics of cw InGaN multiple-quantum-well laser diodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Michael Kneissl
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.Electronic mail:kneissl@parc.xerox.com
William S. Wong
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
Chris. G. Van de Walle
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
John E. Northrup
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
David W. Treat
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
Mark Teepe
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
Naoko Miyashita
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
Peter Kiesel
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
Noble M. Johnson
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Laboratory, XEROX Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The performance characteristics are reported for continuous-wave (cw) InGaN multiple-quantum-well laser diodes grown on epitaxially laterally overgrown GaN on sapphire substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Room-temperature cw threshold currents as low as 41mA with operating voltages of 6.0V were obtained. The emission wavelength was near 400 nm with output powers greater than 20 mW per facet. Under cw conditions laser oscillation was observed up to 90°C. A significant reduction in thermal resistance was observed for laser diodes transferred from sapphire onto Cu substrates by excimer laser lift-off, resulting in increased cw output power of more than 100mW.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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