Optically-Pumped Single-Mode Deep-Ultraviolet Microdisk Lasers With AlGaN-Based Multiple Quantum Wells on Si Substrate

In this work, we report demonstration of optically-pumped single-mode deep-ultraviolet lasing actions operating at room temperature from &#x223C;1-<italic>&#x03BC;</italic>m 150-nm-thick undercut microdisks with AlN&#x002F;Al<sub>0.35</sub>Ga <sub>0.65</s...

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Main Authors: Yiyun Zhang, Hongjian Li, Panpan Li, Arash Dehzangi, Liancheng Wang, Xiaoyan Yi, Guohong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8038044/
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Summary:In this work, we report demonstration of optically-pumped single-mode deep-ultraviolet lasing actions operating at room temperature from &#x223C;1-<italic>&#x03BC;</italic>m 150-nm-thick undercut microdisks with AlN&#x002F;Al<sub>0.35</sub>Ga <sub>0.65</sub>N (5.5 nm&#x002F;2.5 nm) multiple quantum wells. These AlGaN-based microdisks are grown on Si substrate by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. The lasing wavelength centers at &#x223C;300.1 nm with the linewidth of &#x223C;1.0 nm as the excitation exceeds the lasing threshold of &#x223C;24.2&#x00A0;mJ&#x002F;cm<sup>2</sup>. An emission coupling factor (<italic>&#x03B2;</italic>) of 9.2 &#x00D7; 10<sup>&#x2212;2</sup> is estimated based on the light output characteristics of the AlN&#x002F;AlGaN microdisks with increasing the pumping densities. Concurrently, a 100 meV blue-shift in the mode energy has also been observed. The lasing spectral peak is attributed to fundamental-order transverse-electric whispering-gallery modes, confirmed by three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulations.
ISSN:1943-0655