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High-Power Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser with Large Emitter Width
- Source :
- Photonics, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 214 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2024.
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Abstract
- High-power quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) have a wide application prospect. In this paper, a high-power high-beam-quality device with a large ridge width is demonstrated. The effect of different ridge widths on mode loss was studied, and the results showed that the mode loss decreased as the ridge width increased. Furthermore, as the width of the ridge increased, the temperature of the active region rose. In the experiment, the wafers were grown by metal–organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and the ridge width of the device was controlled by wet etching. A laser with a ridge width of 15 µm and a length of 5 mm achieved an output of 2.2 W under 288 K continuous wave (CW) operation, with a maximum slow-axis divergence angle of 27.2° and a device wavelength of 5 μm. The research results of this article promote the industrial production of base transverse mode QCL.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23046732
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Photonics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3cee91259c0941c48aa17ae04e25d896
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11030214