Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters

We report on asymmetrically shaped Fano resonances in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-based quantum cascade structures. In order to observe this type of resonance in electro-luminescence, a spectrally narrow feature must interact with a broad, quasi-continuous emission....

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Main Authors: Daniel Hofstetter, Andreas D. Wieck, Hans Beck, David P. Bour
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description We report on asymmetrically shaped Fano resonances in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-based quantum cascade structures. In order to observe this type of resonance in electro-luminescence, a spectrally narrow feature must interact with a broad, quasi-continuous emission. While the narrow waveform is provided by the GaN-based LO-phonon at 92 meV (13.5 µm, 741 cm<sup>−1</sup>), the broad peak consists of overlapping inter-subband transitions between several higher-order excited states ranging from 80 to 300 meV and the ground state. Through the interference of these spectrally dissimilar peaks, a typical, asymmetric Fano line shape is generated.
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spelling doaj-art-d4fc6b137ccb4761b17995629d06da2d2025-08-20T03:36:12ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2025-06-0116778710.3390/mi16070787Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade EmittersDaniel Hofstetter0Andreas D. Wieck1Hans Beck2David P. Bour3Independent Researcher, Chemin du Château 5, 2068 Hauterive, SwitzerlandLehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, GermanyIndependent Researcher, Rue des Peupliers 6, 2014 Bôle, SwitzerlandGoogle LLC, 1250 Reliance Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USAWe report on asymmetrically shaped Fano resonances in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-based quantum cascade structures. In order to observe this type of resonance in electro-luminescence, a spectrally narrow feature must interact with a broad, quasi-continuous emission. While the narrow waveform is provided by the GaN-based LO-phonon at 92 meV (13.5 µm, 741 cm<sup>−1</sup>), the broad peak consists of overlapping inter-subband transitions between several higher-order excited states ranging from 80 to 300 meV and the ground state. Through the interference of these spectrally dissimilar peaks, a typical, asymmetric Fano line shape is generated.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/7/787Fano resonanceAl<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN structurequantum-cascade emitterLO-phonon energyinter-subband transition
spellingShingle Daniel Hofstetter
Andreas D. Wieck
Hans Beck
David P. Bour
Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters
Micromachines
Fano resonance
Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN structure
quantum-cascade emitter
LO-phonon energy
inter-subband transition
title Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters
title_full Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters
title_fullStr Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters
title_full_unstemmed Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters
title_short Observation of a Fano Resonance at 92 meV (13.5 µm) in Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN-Based Quantum Cascade Emitters
title_sort observation of a fano resonance at 92 mev 13 5 µm in al sub 0 2 sub ga sub 0 8 sub n gan based quantum cascade emitters
topic Fano resonance
Al<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>N/GaN structure
quantum-cascade emitter
LO-phonon energy
inter-subband transition
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/7/787
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