• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.49-55
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• 2004

This paper describes a 1550 nm multichannel source using Quatemary/quatemary multiple quantum well (MQW) InGaAsP/InGaAsP quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) tuning for dense wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) systems with 140 ㎓ channel spacing and 32 nm channel selection bandwidth.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.123-130
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• 2001

In this paper, we report measurement of absorption coefficient for various InGaAs MQW QCSE device structures. The absorption spectra over a range of QCSE were obtained from measured photocurrent spectra. The refractive index changes with applied electric field were calculated from the absorption spectra.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.09a
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• pp.30-30
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• 1996

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.145-145
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• 2011

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on III-nitrides compound semiconductors have achieved a high performance device available for display and illumination sector. However, the conventional c-plane oriented LED structures are still showing several problems given by the quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) due to the effects of strong piezoelectric and spontaneous polarizations. The QCSE results in spatial separation of electron and hole wavefunctions in quantum wells, thereby decreasing the internal quantum efficiency and red-shifting the emission wavelength. Due to demands for improvement of device performance, nonpolar structure has been attracting attentions, since the quantum wells grown on nonpolar templates are free from the QCSE. However, current device performance for nonpolar LEDs is still lower than those for conventional LEDs. In this study, we discuss the potential possibilities of nonpolar LEDs for commercialization. In this study, we characterized current-light output power relation of the a-plane InGaN/GaN LEDs structures with the variation of quantum well structures. On-wafer electroluminescence measurements were performed with short pulse (10 us) and low duty factor (1 %) conditions applied for eliminating thermal effects. The well and barrier widths, and indium compositions in quantum well structures were changed to analyze the efficiency droop phenomenon.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.172-172
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• 2010

In the area of optoelectronic devices based on GaN and related ternary compounds, the two-dimensional system like as quantum wells (QWs) has been investigated as an effective structure for improving the light-emitting efficiency. Generally, the quantum well active regions in III-nitride light-emitting diodes grown on conventional c-plane sapphire substrates have critical problems given by the quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) due to the effects of strong piezoelectric and spontaneous polarizations. However, the QWs grown on nonpolar templates are free from the QCSE since the polar-axis lies within the growth plane of the template. Also the unique characteristic of linear polarized light emission from nonpolar QW structures is attracting attentions because it is proper to the application of back-light units of liquid crystal display. In this study, we characterized optical properties of the a-plane InGaN/GaN QW structures by temperature-dependent photoluminescence (TDPL) measurements. From the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum measured at 300 K, green emission centered at 520 nm was observed for the QW region. Since indium incorporation on nonpolar QWs is lower than that on c-plane, this high indium-doping on a-plane InGaN QWs is not common. Therefore, the effect of high indium composition on optical properties in a-plane InGaN QWs will be extensively studied.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.293-293
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• 2014

Over last decade InGaN alloy structures have become the one of the most promising materials among the numerous compound semiconductors for high efficiency light sources because of their direct band-gap and a wide spectral region (ultraviolet to infrared). The primary cause for the high quantum efficiency of the InGaN alloy in spite of high threading dislocation density caused by lattice misfit between GaN and sapphire substrate and severe built-in electric field of a few MV/cm due to the spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations is generally known as the strong exciton localization trapped by lattice-parameter-scale In-N clusters in the random InGaN alloy. Nonetheless, violet-emitting (390 nm) conventional low-In-content InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells (MQWs) show the degradation in internal quantum efficiency compared to blue-emitting (450 nm) MQWs owing higher In-content due to the less localization of carrier and the smaller band offset. We expected that an improvement of internal quantum efficiency in the violet region can be achieved by replacing the conventional low-In-content InGaN/GaN MQWs with ultra-thin, high-In-content (UTHI) InGaN/GaN MQWs because of better localization of carriers and smaller quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE). We successfully obtain the UTHI InGaN/GaN MQWs grown via employing the GI technique by using the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. In this work, 1 the optical and structural properties of the violet-light-emitting UTHI InGaN/GaN MQWs grown by employing the GI technique in comparison with conventional low-In-content InGaN/GaN MQWs were investigated. Stronger localization of carriers and smaller QCSE were observed in UTHI MQWs as a result of enlarged potential fluctuation and thinner QW thickness compared to those in conventional low-In-content MQWs. We hope that these strong carrier localization and reduced QCSE can turn the UTHI InGaN/GaN MQWs into an attractive candidate for high efficient violet emitter. Detailed structural and optical characteristics of UTHI InGaN/GaN MQWs compared to the conventional InGaN/GaN MQWs will be given.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.279.2-279.2
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• 2016

InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) have been attracted much attention as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the visible and UV regions. Particularly, quantum efficiency of green LEDs is decreased dramatically as approaching to the green wavelength (~500 nm). This low efficiency has been explained by quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) induced by piezoelectric field caused from a large lattice mismatch between InGaN and GaN. To improve the quantum efficiency of green LED, several ways including epitaxial lateral overgrowth that reduces differences of lattice constant between GaN and sapphire substrates, and non-polar method that uses non- or semi-polar substrates to reduce QCSE were proposed. In this study, graded short-period InGaN/GaN superlattice (GSL) was grown below the 5-period InGaN/GaN MQWs. InGaN/GaN MQWs were grown on the patterned sapphire substrates by vertical-metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition system. Five-period InGaN/GaN MQWs without GSL structure (C-LED) were also grown to compare with an InGaN/GaN GSL sample. The luminescence properties of green InGaN/GaN LEDs have been investigated by using photoluminescence (PL) and time-resolved PL (TRPL) measurements. The PL intensities of the GSL sample measured at 10 and 300 K increase about 1.2 and 2 times, respectively, compared to those of the C-LED sample. Furthermore, the PL decay of the GSL sample measured at 10 and 300 K becomes faster and slower than that of the C-LED sample, respectively. By inserting the GSL structures, the difference of lattice constant between GaN and sapphire substrates is reduced, resulting that the overlap between electron and hole wave functions is increased due to the reduced piezoelectric field and the reduction in dislocation density. As a results, the GSL sample exhibits the increased PL intensity and faster PL decay compared with those for the C-LED sample. These PL and TRPL results indicate that the green emission of InGaN/GaN LEDs can be improved by inserting the GSL structures.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.333-341
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• 1998

The novel integrated device, 1.55 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ DR-LD(distrbuted reflector laser diode) integrated EA-MOD (electro-absorption modulator) as light source, is proposed to improve the device yield and its operational performances. This device can be easily fabricated by the selective MOVPE technique and its fabrication processes are almost the same as the reported 1.55 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ DFB-LD(distributed feedback laser diode) integrated EA-MOD except the asymmetric gratings. The static and dynamic properties are investigated simultaneously by solving the transfer matrix method for light propagation, the time-dependent rate equation for carrier change and schr$\"{o}$dinger equation for QCSE (Quantum-Confined Stark Effect). The performances of the proposed device such as output power, chirp, and extinction ratio are compared with those of DFB-LD integrated EA-MOD. Under 10Gb/s NRZ modulation, we obtain that DR-LD integrated EA-MOD. is 30% higher in output power on the on-state, about 50% lower in chirp, and slightly larger in extinction ratio than DFB-LD integrated EA-MOD.-MOD.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.280.1-280.1
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• 2016

Generally InGaN/GaN green light emitting diode (LED) exhibits the low quantum efficiency (QE) due to the large lattice mismatch between InGaN and GaN. The QE of InGaN-based multiple quantum wells (MQWs) is drastically decreased when an emission wavelength shifts from blue to green wavelength, so called "green gap". The "green gap" has been explained by quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE) caused by a large lattice mismatch. In order to improve the QE of green LED, undoped graded short-period InGaN/GaN superlattice (GSL) and Si-doped GSL (SiGSL) structures below the 5-period InGaN/GaN MQWs were grown on the patterned sapphire substrates. The luminescence properties of InGaN/GaN green LEDs have been investigated by using photoluminescence (PL) and time-resolved PL (TRPL) measurements. The PL intensity of SiGSL sample measured at 10 K shows stronger about 1.3 times compared to that of undoped GSL sample, and the PL peak wavelength at 10 K appears at 532 and 525 nm for SiGSL and undoped GSL, respectively. Furthermore, the PL decay of SiGSL measured at 10 K becomes faster than that of undoped GSL. The faster decay for SiGSL is attributed to the increased wavefunction overlap between electron and hole due to the screening of piezoelectric field by doped carriers. These PL and TRPL results indicate that the QE of InGaN/GaN green LED with GSL structure can be improved by Si-doping.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.309.2-309.2
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• 2014

산화아연은 넓은 밴드갭과 큰 엑시톤 에너지를 갖고 있어 광전자반도체 물질로 산화인듐주석의 대체물질로 유망하다. 그러나, 산화아연 박막 및 나노막대는 대부분 c-축 방향으로의 성장이 보고되고 있다. 하지만, c-축으로 성장하는 극성 산화아연은 자발분극과 압전분극을 갖으며 이는 quantum confinement Stark effect (QCSE)를 발생시킨다. 그러므로, 반극성과 무극성 산화아연의 연구가 활발히 진행 되고 있다. 더욱이, 산화아연 나노구조체는 넓은 표면적, 높은 용해도, 광범위한 적용분야 등의 이점으로 많은 연구가 이뤄지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 m-면 사파이어 기판 위에 원자층 증착법을 이용하여 비극성 산화아연의 박막을 형성 후 전기화학증착법을 이용하여 반극성 산화아연 막대를 성장하고 이에 대한 성장 메커니즘을 분석하였다. 반극성 (10-11) 산화아연 나노구조체를 성장하기 위하여 두 단계 공정을 이용하였다. 먼저 원자층 증착법을 이용하여 m-면 사파이어 기판 위에 60 nm의 산화아연 씨앗층을 $195^{\circ}C$에서 성장 하였다. X-선 회절분석을 통하여 m-면 사파이어 위에 성장한 산화아연 씨앗층이 무극성 (10-10)으로 성장한 것을 확인하였다. 무극성 산화아연 씨앗층 위에 나노구조체를 형성하기 위하여 전기화학 증착법을 이용하여 주 공정이 진행되었다. 전구체로는 질산아연헥사수화물 ($Zn(NO3)2{\cdot}6H2O$)과 헥사메틸렌테트라민을 ((CH2)6N4)을 사용하였다. 무극성 산화아연 기판을 질산아연헥사수화물과 헥사메틸렌테트라민을 용해한 전해질에 담근 뒤 $70^{\circ}C$에서 두시간 동안 -1.0V의 정전압을 인가하였다. SEM을 이용한 표면 분석에서 원자층 증착법을 이용해 성장한 무극성 산화아연 씨앗층 위에 산화아연 나노구조체를 성장 시, 한 방향으로 기울어진 반극성 산화아연 나노구조체가 성장하는 것이 관찰되었다. 산화아연 막대의 성장 시간에 따라 XRD를 측정한 결과, 성장 초기에는 매우 약한 $31.5^{\circ}$ (100), $34.1^{\circ}$ (002), $36^{\circ}$ (101) 부근의 피크가 관찰되는 반면, 성장 시간이 증가함에 따라 강한 $36^{\circ}$ 부근의 피크가 관찰되는 X-선 회절 분석 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이는, 성장 초기에는 여러 방향의 나노구조체가 성장하였지만 성장시간이 점차 증가함에 따라 (101) 방향으로 우선 성장되는 것을 확인하였다.