ZnO/AlN Clad Waveguides for AlGaN-Based Quantum Cascade Lasers
Journal article, 2013

Waveguide designs for AlGaN-based near-infrared quantum cascade lasers are proposed and analyzed using optical mode solvers. Because of the poor electrical conductivity, AlN is not a suitable cladding material for the AlN/GaN/AlGaN gain region. Instead we propose the use of ZnO as a conductive top cladding and to embed the gain region between AlGaN current injection and extraction regions so that an AlN substrate can be used as the lower cladding. We also examine the use of an AlN template on a SiC substrate and find that it can also provide sufficient mode confinement with negligible radiation loss into the SiC substrate. We identify a single mode ridge waveguide design with reasonable mode confinement (40%) and loss (39 cm-1).

Author

Martin Stattin

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Jörgen Bengtsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Anders Larsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

0021-4922 (ISSN) 13474065 (eISSN)

Vol. 52 5 054001 - 054001

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

DOI

10.7567/JJAP.52.054001

More information

Created

10/6/2017